Macruronus
Genus of fishes
Macruronus | |
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Blue grenadier (M. novaezelandiae) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gadiformes |
Family: | Merlucciidae |
Subfamily: | Merlucciinae |
Genus: | Macruronus Günther, 1873 |
Type species | |
Coryphaenoides novaezelandiae Hector, 1871 | |
Synonyms | |
Cynogadus Howes, 1991 |
Macruronus is a genus of merluccid hakes.[1][2] Most are found in southern oceans off Argentina, Chile, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, but M. maderensis (which is in need of taxonomic review) is only known from Madeira.[2][3] Members of this genus reach 1–1.3 m (3.3–4.3 ft) in length depending on the exact species involved.[2]
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]
- Macruronus capensis D. H. Davies, 1950 (Cape grenadier, South African straptail)
- Macruronus maderensis Maul, 1951
- Macruronus magellanicus Lönnberg, 1907 (Patagonian grenadier)
- Macruronus novaezelandiae (Hector, 1871) (Blue grenadier)
Note that the Catalog of Fishes considers Macruronus capensis and M. magellanicus (following Leslie and colleagues (2018) and others[3]) as junior synonyms of M. novaezelandiae.[4] This leaves the genus with one confirmed species and one with uncertain status.[3]
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Macruronus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Macruronus". FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ a b c Leslie, Robin W.; Gon, Ofer & Gouws, Gavin (2018). "The taxonomic status of the South African straptail, Macruronus capensis Davies, 1950 (Pisces, Gadiformes, Macruronidae)". Zootaxa. 4374 (1): 91–98. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4374.1.5. PMID 29689815.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Macruronus capensis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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