Blackspotted grenadier
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The blackspotted grenadier or blackspot rattail, Lucigadus nigromaculatus, is a rattail
of the genus Lucigadus
, found around southern Australia
, New Zealand
, and Chile
, at depths of between 400 and 1,400 m. Its length is between 15 to 30 cm.
Rattail
Grenadiers or rattails are generally large, brown to black gadiform marine fish of the family Macrouridae...
of the genus Lucigadus
Lucigadus
Lucigadus is a genus of rattails of the family Macrouridae.-Species:* Lucigadus acrolophus Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997* Lucigadus lucifer * Lucigadus microlepis...
, found around southern Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, and Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, at depths of between 400 and 1,400 m. Its length is between 15 to 30 cm.