Inflated whiptail
Macrouroides inflaticeps
- Usual depth905–1,630 m
- Water temperature16–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary
- How commonRare
About this species
Macrouroides inflaticeps, the Inflated whiptail, is a species of rattail found in the oceans at depths of from 747 to 4,000 metres on the continental slopes. This species grows to a length of 48 centimetres (19 in) TL.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Macrouroides inflaticeps”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 905–1,630 m · Deepest record: 1,800 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Inflated whiptail
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- バケダラモドキ
Similar species
- Buckler-ridged Grenadier
Idiolophorhynchus andriashevi
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 31 open-data records from 1909 to 2016.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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