Nezumia proxima (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
Short-tail grenadier
photo by FAO

Family:  Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Max. size:  37 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 355 - 910 m, non-migratory
Distribution:  Western Pacific: southern Japan, East China Sea, and the Philippines. Distribution is probably continuous between these points.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Anal spines: 0-0. Snout short, conical, with broad, spiny terminal and lateral scutes; underside of the snout and part of the infraorbital region naked; mandibular rami with small deciduous scales posteriorly; pores large and prominent on head. Pyloric caeca 24 to 31. Body scales with long slender, conical to hastate spinules. Overall color dark brown, abdomen blackish; mouth grayish; gill cavity whitish with blackish margins; pelvic fins blackish, other fins dusky.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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