Furry whiptail (Trachonurus villosus)

Scientific name: Trachonurus villosus G?nther, 1877

Furry whiptail (Trachonurus villosus)

The Furry whiptail (Trachonurus villosus) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Body dark brown to black. Narrow band of small, pointed teeth in both jaws. Armed with upright spinules. Head fully scaled, except branchiostegal membranes and gular membrane.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trachonurus villosus
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.0
Depth range
514–1590 m (1686–5217 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 514 - 1590 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Worldwide: Eastern Atlantic: Azores and Madeira Islands and off Morocco. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Western Pacific: southern Japan to the Philippine and Indonesian seas. Eastern Pacific: Hawaii. Reported from off South Australia and New Zealand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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