Mataeocephalus hyostomus
- Usual depth765–1,069 m
- Water temperature29°C
- Best monthsSeptember
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 765–1,069 m · Deepest record: 1,068.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29°C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 下口愚首鱈, 下口軟首鱈, 豬嘴愚首鱈, 鱈魚
Other scientific names: Coryphaenoides hyostomus, Macrourus hyostomus
Similar species
- Sturgeon Granadier
Mataeocephalus acipenserinus
- Giant grenadier
Albatrossia pectoralis
- Victory Whiptail
Asthenomacrurus victoris
- Spearnose Whiptail
Coelorinchus acutirostris
- Silver whiptail
Coelorinchus argentatus
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 9 open-data records from 1909 to 1995.
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