Graceful grenadier
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The graceful grenadier is a species of rattail
. It is found at depths of up to 345 m in tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.
This is one of the smallest of the rattails, growing to no more than 13 cm in length. It is a slender fish with a large mouth, with rows of very small teeth, positioned in the underside of the skull. There is a short, thin chin barbel
. It is more strikingly marked than most rattails, with bold black streaks on the head and black and silver barring over most of the body. There is a long bioluminescent organ with two lenses underneath the rear end of the body.
Rattail
Grenadiers or rattails are generally large, brown to black gadiform marine fish of the family Macrouridae...
. It is found at depths of up to 345 m in tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.
This is one of the smallest of the rattails, growing to no more than 13 cm in length. It is a slender fish with a large mouth, with rows of very small teeth, positioned in the underside of the skull. There is a short, thin chin barbel
Barbel (anatomy)
A barbel on a fish is a slender, whiskerlike tactile organ near the mouth. Fish that have barbels include the catfish, the carp, the goatfish, sturgeon, the zebrafish and some species of shark...
. It is more strikingly marked than most rattails, with bold black streaks on the head and black and silver barring over most of the body. There is a long bioluminescent organ with two lenses underneath the rear end of the body.