A whiptail (family Macrouridae) swimming at a depth of 1218 m, approximately 165 km north-northwest of Barrow Island, North West Shelf, Western Australia, 12 July 2010.
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Last Updated: 25 January 2012
Tags fishes, ichthyology, swimming, whiptail, rattail, Macrouridae,
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