Scientific Name	Malacocephalus laevis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Lowe, 1843)	Depth	200 - 1000M
Chinese	滑軟首鱈	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鼠尾鱈科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F215　Macrouridae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	滑軟首鱈
Max Length	60 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	軟頭條鱈、鱈魚
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North East
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos	Holotype Locality	Off Madeira
Synonyms	Macrourus laevis, Macrurus laevis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；邱美倫（2002）碩士論文；Fishbase(2003)  Lowe, R. T. 1843 Okamura, O. 1970 Okamura, O. 1970 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0058031. ASIZP0060015. ASIZP0061312. ASIZP0061313. ASIZP0061314. ASIZP0062331. ASIZP0065517. ASIZP0065597. ASIZP0070615. ASIZP0072916. ASIZP0805541. ASIZP0915541. FRIP00669. NMMBP02883. NMMBP06174. NMMSTP00907. NMNSF00348. NMNSF00996. NTOU-AE6128.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,%
Common Name	Softhead grenadier; Smooth headed rattail; Armed grenadier
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Interorbital width (usually 30 to 33% of head length) equal to or shorter than orbit diameter, snout 26 to 31% of head length; distance from orbit to preopercle angle 41 to 47% of head length. Two distinct rows of teeth on premaxillae; 1 wide-spaced row of canines on mandible. Usually a patch of scales on gular membrane; inner gill rakers on first rakers on first arch 11 to 14 total. Sorsal fin spine smooth; first sorsal fin with 2 spines and 9 to 13 rays; pectoral fin rays i15 to i21.
habitats	Benthopelagic fishes in the deep sea. A rare species of macrourids from the upper continental slope off northwestern Taiwan at depths between 300m and 700m. Food of these fishes consists of a wide range of fish and both benthic and pelagic invertebrates.
Distribution	Warm water of Atlantic and Indian Ocean; also possibly off Baja California. Northeastern Taiwan, Nanfanao, 24°32, 20' N 122°30, 20'E; Tungkang, 22∘12,93'N120∘30,59'E.
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