| Kuronezumia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Macrouridae |
| Subfamily: | Macrourinae |
| Genus: | Kuronezumia Iwamoto, 1974 |
| Type species | |
| Nezumia (Kuronezumia) bubonis Iwamoto 1974 | |
Kuronezumia is a genus of rattails.
There are currently six 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.
The long-rayed whiptail or four-rayed rattail, Coryphaenoides subserrulatus, is a rattail of the genus Coryphaenoides, found circumpolar in all southern oceans, at depths between 550 and 1,200 m. Its length is between 20 and 37 cm.
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.
Gadomus is a genus of rattails in the family Bathygadidae.
Asthenomacrurus is a genus of rattails of the family Macrouridae.
Lucigadus is a genus of rattails.
Nezumia is a genus of rattails.
Hymenocephalus is a genus of rattails.
Kumba is a genus of rattails.
Ventrifossa is a genus of rattails in the family Macrouridae.
Malacocephalus is a genus of rattails.
Mataeocephalus is a genus of rattails.
Mesovagus is a genus of rattails found in Indian and Pacific Ocean.
Pseudonezumia is a genus of rattails.
Sphagemacrurus is a genus of rattails.
Spicomacrurus is a genus of rattails.
Squalogadus modificatus, the tadpole whiptail, also known as the roundhead tadpole grenadier, is a species of rattail found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans where it occurs at depths of from 600 to 1,740 metres. This species grows to a length of 35 centimetres (14 in) TL. It is the only known member of its genus.
Trachonurus is a genus of rattails.
Bathygadinae is a subfamily of rattails in the family Macrouridae, the species of which are found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. These species lives in great depths. The chin barbel is usually absent in the genus Bathygadus, when present, the barbel is tiny and difficult to see without magnification. In Gadomus the chin barbel is present, usually thick and long.
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