Macruronus

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Macruronus
Macruronus novaezelandiae.jpg
Blue grenadier (M. novaezelandiae)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Suborder: Macrouroidei
Family: Macruronidae
Regan, 1903
Genus: Macruronus
Günther, 1873
Type species
Coryphaenoides novaezelandiae
Hector, 1871
Synonyms

CynogadusHowes, 1991

Macruronus is a genus of gadiform fish, the only member of the family Macruronidae. It was formerly placed in the Merlucciidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] 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] [5] 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]

Note that the Catalog of Fishes considers Macruronus capensis and M. magellanicus (following Leslie and colleagues (2018) and others [5] ) as junior synonyms of M. novaezelandiae. [6] This leaves the genus with one confirmed species and one with uncertain status. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Macruronus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Macruronus". FishBase . December 2019 version.
  3. ↑ Fricke, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Van der Laan, R. (2025). "ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: CLASSIFICATION". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  4. ↑ Roa-Varón, Adela; Ortí, Guillermo (2009-09-01). "Phylogenetic relationships among families of Gadiformes (Teleostei, Paracanthopterygii) based on nuclear and mitochondrial data" . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 52 (3): 688–704. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.03.020. ISSN   1055-7903.
  5. 1 2 3 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.
  6. ↑ 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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