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'''''Nezumia toi''''' is a [[rattail]] of the |
'''''Nezumia toi''''' is a [[rattail]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Macrouridae]], found only in [[New Zealand]] at depths of about 950 m. Its length is about 15 cm. |
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The very rare ''Nezumia toi'' has the usual greatly elongated thin pointed tail of the [[rattail]]s, as well as very large eyes and a short pointed ridged snout with three large spiny [[sclerite]]s on the tip. There are a few large widely spaced serrations on the front of the first long [[dorsal fin]] ray, and the first [[pelvic fin]] ray is elongated. There is a small chin [[Barbel (anatomy)|barbel]]. |
The very rare ''Nezumia toi'' has the usual greatly elongated thin pointed tail of the [[rattail]]s, as well as very large eyes and a short pointed ridged snout with three large spiny [[sclerite]]s on the tip. There are a few large widely spaced serrations on the front of the first long [[dorsal fin]] ray, and the first [[pelvic fin]] ray is elongated. There is a small chin [[Barbel (anatomy)|barbel]]. |
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| Nezumia toi McCann & McKnight, 1980
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Nezumia toi is a rattail of the family Macrouridae, found only in New Zealand at depths of about 950 m. Its length is about 15 cm.
The very rare Nezumia toi has the usual greatly elongated thin pointed tail of the rattails, as well as very large eyes and a short pointed ridged snout with three large spiny sclerites on the tip. There are a few large widely spaced serrations on the front of the first long dorsal fin ray, and the first pelvic fin ray is elongated. There is a small chin barbel.
The colour is grey-black on the body with a brownish tail.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Nezumia toi" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8