Squashed face rattail
The squashed face rattail, Nezumia namatahi, is a rattail of the genus Nezumia, found around New South Wales, Australia, and New Zealand, at depths of between 1,250 and 1,300 m. Its length is about 35 cm.
| Squashed face rattail | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Macrouridae |
| Subfamily: | Macrourinae |
| Genus: | Nezumia |
| Species: | N. namatahi |
| Binomial name | |
| Nezumia namatahi McCann & McKnight, 1980 | |
In the month-long NORFANZ Expedition of 2003 which was examining the biodiversity of the seamounts and slopes of the Norfolk Ridge, 17 specimens averaging 110 g (0.25 lb), were collected from 10 locations.[1]
References
- NORFANZ Voyage Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Nezumia namatahi" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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