The filamentous rattail, ''Gadomus aoteanus'', is a

rattail Grenadiers or rattails are generally large, brown to black gadiform marine fish of the subfamily Macrourinae, the largest subfamily of the family Macrouridae. Found at great depths from the Arctic to Antarctic, members of this subfamily are am ...

of the genus ''

Gadomus ''Gadomus'' is a genus of rattails in the family Bathygadidae. Species The 13 currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Gadomus aoteanus'' McCann & McKnight, 1980 (filamentous rattail) * '' Gadomus arcuatus'' (Goode & T. H. Bean, 18 ...

'', found around

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References

* * Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) Macrouridae Endemic marine fish of New Zealand Fish described in 1980 {{Gadiformes-stub