Scientific Name	Hymenocephalus longiceps   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Smith & Radcliffe, 1912	Depth	490 - 570M
Chinese	長頭膜首鱈	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鼠尾鱈科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F215　Macrouridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	長頭膜首鱈
Max Length		Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	鱈魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South West、North East、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Deep Sea、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Off southeastern Luzon Island, Philippines, Albatross station 5459, depth 201 fathoms
Synonyms
Reference	1. Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2013)； 2. Iwamoto, T. and A. Williams 1999. Grenadiers (Pisces, Gadiformes) from the continental slope of western and northwestern Australia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 51(no. 3): 105-243.  Smith H. M. etc. 1912 Okamura, O. 1970 Okamura, O. 1970
Specimen List	ASIZP0060321. ASIZP0061235. ASIZP0061236. ASIZP0061646. ASIZP0062270. ASIZP0065546. ASIZP0065554. ASIZP0065563. ASIZP0065589. ASIZP0065606. ASIZP0066269. ASIZP0066373. ASIZP0066739. ASIZP0066797. ASIZP0066836. ASIZP0066867. ASIZP0066879. ASIZP0067841. ASIZP0067949. ASIZP0068031. ASIZP0068192. ASIZP0068312. ASIZP0068389. ASIZP0070243. ASIZP0801535. ASIZP0803602. ASIZP0803710. ASIZP0803792. ASIZP0803953. ASIZP0900299. ASIZP0911535. ASIZP0913602. ASIZP0913710. ASIZP0913792. ASIZP0913953. FRIP00562. FRIP03048. ...List all 40 records...
Common Name	Grenadier; rattail
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Macrourines with 7 branchiostegal rays. Head large, cavernous; head covering thin of membranous; mouth large, subterminal; gill openings and outer gill slit rather wide; anus immediately before anal fin origin. Striae, consisting of fine parallel black lines over silvery ground on isthmus, shoulder girdle, and chest. Light organ tubular; 2 lenslike windows, one before pelvic fin bases, the other before anus. Scales large, decidulus; scales with short fine spinules. Retia mirabilea and gas glands 2. Second dorsal spine wholly smooth; snout more normal, without platelike processes; outer pelvic ray with filamentous tip; 14 or more inner gill rakers on lower limb of first arch; orbit large, 2.5 to 3.5 times in head; barbel longer than orbit diameter; pelvic fins with 8 rays; barbel less than 2/3.
habitats	Benthopelagic fishes in the deep sea. A rare species of macrourids from the upper continental slope off northwestern Taiwan at depths between 400m and 800m. Food of these fishes consists of a wide range of fish and both benthic and pelagic invertebrates.
Distribution	northeastern Taiwan, Tashi ; 24 54'63"N, 122 03'49"E; Nanfanao, 24°32, 20' N 122°30, 20'E.
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