Rudis rattail
📖 Overview
Overview information for Rudis rattail is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Head large, completely scaled except for the exposed posterior end of the preopercle and gill membranes. Snout short, bluntly pointed. No suborbital ridge developed; scales spinules numerous, small, sharp, conical, in irregularly divergent to roughly quincunx pattern. Pyloric caeca 12 to 16. Overall color is brown or grayish brown; fins somewhat darker.: elongated; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
Diet information for Rudis rattail is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Rudis rattail is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; non-migratory; depth range 600 - 2380 m . Deep-water; 35°N - 8°N central Pacific, Tasman Sea, Nazca Ridge.
🌿 Ecology
cephalopods, at least at larger sizes
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coryphaenoides macrocephalus | Maul | 1951 | Synonym |
| Coryphaenoides paradoxus | Smith & Radcliffe | 1912 | Synonym |
| Macrourus paradoxus | Smith & Radcliffe | 1912 | Synonym |
| Macrurus rudis | Günther | 1878 | Synonym |
| Nematonurus macrocephalus | Maul | 1951 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 3 records indexed .
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