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Softhead grenadier, Softhead Rat-tail

Malacocephalus laevis

593Records since 2000
NovemberPeak month
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb57
Mar38
Apr144
May0
Jun0
Jul1
Aug9
Sep63
Oct17
Nov253
Dec11

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

About this species

Records since 2000
593
Peak month
November
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Malacocephalus laevis
Group
Fish
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Gadiformes
Family
Macrouridae
Genus
Malacocephalus
Name with authority
Malacocephalus laevis (Lowe, 1843)
Described
1843
Contributing datasets
3

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1041751 · GBIF 5215092