| Paracetonurus flagellicauda | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Macrouridae |
| Genus: | Paracetonurus Marshall, 1973 |
| Species: | P. flagellicauda |
| Binomial name | |
| Paracetonurus flagellicauda (Koefoed, 1927) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Paracetonurus flagellicauda is a species of fish in the subfamily Macrourinae (grenadiers or rattails). [3] [4] Some sources place it in the genus Pseudonezumia . [5] [6]
Paracetonurus flagellicauda has a slender body, tapering to a string-like tail (hence its specific name flagellicauda, "whip-tail"). It is white with black markings. [7] Its length is maximum 39.3 cm (15.5 in). [2]
Paracetonurus flagellicauda lives in the northeast Atlantic Ocean and southwest Indian Ocean, and is common in the Azores. [8] [9] [10] It is bathydemersal, living at 2,250–4,500 m (7,380–14,760 ft). The species may migrate along the mid-ocean ridges to travel between oceans. [11]
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The Alaska pollock or walleye pollock is a marine fish species of the cod genus Gadus and family Gadidae.
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The glasshead grenadier is a species of fish in the family Macrouridae.
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The Mediterranean grenadier is a species of deep-sea fish in the family Macrouridae.
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