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WoRMS taxon details
Macrouridae Gilbert & Hubbs, 1916 AphiaID: 125471
| Status | | accepted |
Record
status | | Checked by Taxonomic Editor |
| Rank | | Family |
| Parent | | Gadiformes |
| Sources | |
basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
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Vernacular
Names | | | Language | Name | | |
English |
grenadiers |
[details] |
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English |
rattails |
[details] |
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Norwegian Bokmål |
skolestfamilien |
[details] |
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Norwegian Nynorsk |
skolestfamilien |
[details] |
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Swedish |
skolästfiskar |
[details] |
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Direct child
taxa
[show all] | | Subfamily Bathygadinae
Subfamily Macrourinae
| | » Genus Albatrossia Jordan & Gilbert in Jordan & Evermann, 1898
» Genus Asthenomacrurus
» Genus Cetonurichthys
» Genus Cetonurus Günther, 1887
» Genus Coelorhynchus
» Genus Coelorinchus Giorna, 1809
» Genus Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765
» Genus Cynomacrurus
» Genus Echinomacrurus Roule, 1916
» Genus Haplomacrourus Trunov, 1980
» Genus Hymenocephalus Giglioli, 1884
» Genus Kumba
» Genus Kuronezumia Iwanoto, 1974
» Genus Ledipoleprus
» Genus Lepidorhynchus
» Genus Lucigadus
» Genus Macrosmia
» Genus Macrourus Bloch, 1786
» Genus Malacocephalus Günther, 1862
» Genus Mataeocephalus Berg, 1898
» Genus Mesobius
» Genus Nezumia Jordan & Starks, 1904
» Genus Odontomacrurus
» Genus Pseudocetonurus Sazonov & Shcherbachev, 1982
» Genus Pseudonezumia
» Genus Sphagemacrurus
» Genus Spicomacrurus
» Genus Trachonurus
» Genus Ventrifossa Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920
» Genus Abyssicola accepted as Coelorinchus Giorna, 1809
» Genus Bogoslovius accepted as Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765
» Genus Caelorhynchus accepted as Coelorinchus Giorna, 1809
» Genus Cariburus accepted as Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765
» Genus Chaulinura accepted as Chalinura Goode & Bean, 1883 accepted as Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765
» Genus Coelocephalus accepted as Mataeocephalus Berg, 1898
» Genus Coelorhinchus accepted as Coelorinchus Giorna, 1809
» Genus Coelorhyncus accepted as Coelorinchus Giorna, 1809
» Genus Dolloa accepted as Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765
» Genus Garichthys accepted as Coelorinchus Giorna, 1809
» Genus Grenurus accepted as Sphagemacrurus
» Genus Haplomacrurus accepted as Haplomacrourus Trunov, 1980
» Genus Hemimacrurus accepted as Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765
» Genus Himenocephalus accepted as Hymenocephalus Giglioli, 1884
» Genus Hymenogadus accepted as Hymenocephalus Giglioli, 1884
» Genus Lionurus accepted as Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765
» Genus Macruroplus Bleeker, 1874 accepted as Nezumia Jordan & Starks, 1904
» Genus Mahia accepted as Coelorinchus Giorna, 1809
» Genus Moseleya Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765
» Genus Nematonurus accepted as Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765
» Genus Optonurus accepted as Lepidorhynchus
» Genus Oxygadus accepted as Coelorinchus Giorna, 1809
» Genus Parakumba accepted as Kumba
» Genus Phalacromacrurus accepted as Odontomacrurus
» Genus Pseudoctenurous accepted as Pseudocetonurus Sazonov & Shcherbachev, 1982
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Subfamily Macrouroidinae
Genus Paracetonurus Marshall, 1973
Subfamily Trachyrincinae
Genus Caelorichus accepted as Coelorinchus Giorna, 1809
Genus Caelorinchus accepted as Coelorinchus Giorna, 1809
Genus Chalinura Goode & Bean, 1883 accepted as Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765
Genus Macuroplus accepted as Macruroplus Bleeker, 1874 accepted as Nezumia Jordan & Starks, 1904
Genus Trachyrynchus accepted as Trachyrincus Giorna, 1809
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| Environment | | marine |
| Links | | To GenBank
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| Note | |
Distribution: Distribution: Arctic to Antarctic. Body attenuated posteriorly. Anal fin and second dorsal confluent with tail. True fin spines lacking. Leading dorsal fin ray may be spinous. Usually with chin barbel. Pelvic fin insertion more or less thoracic. Pelvic fin rays 5-17; lacking in Macrouroides. No caudal fin, except in one species. Scales small. Light organ, if present, underneath skin along midline of abdomen with opening just before anus. Branchiostegal rays 6-8. Abdominal vertebrae 10-16. Maximum length usually 0.8 m. Mostly benthopelagic, occurring from 200-2000 m. [details]
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Dollo (1904, pl. 08)
added on 2009-08-12 - author: L. Dollo
scan provided by VLIZ - Wetenschatten
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Grenadier
added on 2010-02-10 - author: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Georg Jorgensen
qualitystatus: not checked |
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Macrouridae
added on 2011-02-01 - author: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Moira Galbraith ( )
qualitystatus: not checked |
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Macrouridae
added on 2011-02-01 - author: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Moira Galbraith ()
qualitystatus: not checked |
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| LSID | | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125471 |
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| | | Citation: WoRMS (2013). Macrouridae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125471 on 2013-06-20 |
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