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Black Spotted Whiptail

Lucigadus nigromaculatus (McCulloch 1907)

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Diagnostic Description

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Scales small, with slender conical spinules arranged in 11 to 12 subparallel rows. Snout without prominent markings; first dorsal fin with a prominent black blotch distally.
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 2
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Trophic Strategy

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Occurs on the continental slope (Ref. 9563, 75154).
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Biology

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Occurs on the continental slope (Ref. 9563).
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Importance

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fisheries: minor commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family
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Blackspotted grenadier

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The blackspotted grenadier or blackspot rattail, Lucigadus nigromaculatus, is a rattail, one of seven in the genus Lucigadus. It is found around southern Australia, New Zealand, and Chile, at depths of between 400 and 1,400 m. This species length is between 15 and 30 cm.

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Blackspotted grenadier: Brief Summary

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The blackspotted grenadier or blackspot rattail, Lucigadus nigromaculatus, is a rattail, one of seven in the genus Lucigadus. It is found around southern Australia, New Zealand, and Chile, at depths of between 400 and 1,400 m. This species length is between 15 and 30 cm.

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Habitat

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Known from seamounts and knolls

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Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.

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