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Softhead grenadier
Malacocephalus laevis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Softhead grenadier
- Scientific
- Malacocephalus laevis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Deep-water fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 60 cm (total length); commonly 40 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Deep-water, on or near the bottom, recorded from 200 to 1000 m (usually 300 to 750 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2012
Description
A grenadier with a short body that tapers abruptly to a tail-less point, a blunt snout and a light organ on the belly, reaching about 60 cm. It lives near the bottom on deep slopes, mostly at 300 to 750 m.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Malacocephalus-laevis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Fish4320_-_Flickr_-_NOAA_Photo_Library.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.