Rattail Grenadiers or rattails (less commonly whiptails) are generally large, brown to black gadiform marine fish of the family Macrouridae.
Rattail or Grenadier Fish - Received from Davey in New York Q: I have another question. Can you give me some info on the Grenadier Fish or the Rattail Fish?
Lotidae(rocklings and burbot) Macrouridae (grenadiers or rattails) Melanonidae (pelagic cods) Merlucciidae (merluccid hakes) Moridae (morid cods or moras) Muraenolepididae (eel cods) Phycidae (phycid hakes) ...
Caterpillar Hosts: Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis), California oat grass (Danthonia californica), and rattail fescue (Vulpia megalura). Adult Food: Flower nectar. Habitat: Grassy foothills, chaparral, and oak woodland.
See also: Crustacean, Grenadier, Gnu, Diver, Eel
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