Graceful grenadier

This is one of the smallest of the rattails, growing to no more than 13 cm in length.

The Graceful grenadier lives in the bathypelagic, marine, depth range 160 - 345 m environment.

The graceful grenadier (Hymenocephalus gracilis) is a species of rattail. It is found at depths of up to 345 m in tropical and subtropical seas worldwide. More

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.... More

Common names

Delicate whiptail in English
Graceful grenadier in English
Oni-sujidara in Japanese (日本語)
細身膜鱈 in Mandarin Chinese
细身膜鳕 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Gadiformes
Family : Macrouridae
Genus : Hymenocephalus
Species : Hymenocephalus gracilis
Authority : Gilbert and Hubbs, 1920