Spongy rat tail

Bathygadus spongiceps

Macrourid Fish from New Caledonia

Spongy rat tail is known around Western Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and records give a maximum length of 27 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Bathygadus
Maximum length: 27 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines and Indonesia to New Zealand, the Kermadecs and New Caledonia.

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