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Macrouroides inflaticeps

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.

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Macrouroides inflaticeps
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Suborder: Macrouroidei
Family: Trachyrincidae
Genus: Macrouroides
H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
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M. inflaticeps
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Macrouroides inflaticeps

Macrouroides inflaticeps, the Inflated whiptail, is a species of rattail found in the oceans at depths of from 747 to 4,000 metres (2,451 to 13,123 ft) on the continental slopes. This species grows to a length of 48 centimetres (19 in) TL.

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