| Kumba | |
|---|---|
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| K. hebetata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Macrouridae |
| Subfamily: | Macrourinae |
| Genus: | Kumba N. B. Marshall, 1973 |
| Type species | |
| Kumba dentoni Marshall, 1973 | |
| Species | |
See text. | |
| Synonyms | |
ParakumbaTrunoc, 1981 | |
Kumba is a genus of rattails.
There are currently eight recognized species in this genus: [1]
Grenadiers or rattails are generally large, brown to black gadiform marine fish of the subfamily Macrourinae, the largest subfamily of the family Macrouridae. Found at great depths from the Arctic to Antarctic, members of this subfamily are amongst the most abundant of the deep-sea fish.
Coelorinchus is a genus of rattails.
Coryphaenoides is a genus of rattails which is found in all oceans of the world. They are found in deep waters and C. yaquinae, recorded to 7,012 m (23,005 ft), is the only member in the family known from the hadal zone.
Asthenomacrurus is a genus of rattails of the family Macrouridae.
Nezumia is a genus of rattails.
Hymenocephalus is a genus of rattails.
Kumba japonica is a species of rattail. It is found at depths of up to 710 m in the waters around Taiwan and southern Japan.
Ventrifossa is a genus of rattails in the family Macrouridae.
Gadella is a genus of morid cod. The species in this genus are characterised by the absence of a chin barbell, an anterior dorsal fin with 7-11 rays, a long based anal fin which has a straight profile, the outermost rays of the pelvic fin are filamentous and extend a small distance beyond the membrane. They do not have a photophore. The Gadella codlings are found around the tropical and subtropical seas around the world on the outer continental shelf to the mid continental slope. They are of no interest to fisheries.
Alepocephalus is a genus of slickheads found in all oceans.
Bathytroctes is a genus of slickheads that occur in the depths of the oceans.
Conocara is a genus of slickheads found in the deep waters of the oceans.
Talismania is a genus of slickheads.
Holtbyrnia is a genus of tubeshoulders.
Maulisia is a genus of tubeshoulders.
Mentodus is a genus of tubeshoulders.
Kuronezumia is a genus of rattails.
Malacocephalus is a genus of rattails.
Mataeocephalus is a genus of rattails.
Tripterophycis is a genus of morid cods.
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