Gadomus

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Gadomus
Temporal range: 14–0  Ma
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Gadomus aoteanus (Filamentous rattail).gif
Filamentous rattail, Gadomus aoteanus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Subfamily: Bathygadinae
Genus: Gadomus
Regan, 1903
Type species
Bathygadus longifilis
Goode & Bean, 1885
Species

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Gadomus is a genus of rattails in the family Bathygadidae.

Species

The 13 currently recognized species in this genus are: [2]

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References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Gadomus in FishBase . June 2012 version.