World Register of Deep-Sea species - Macrouridae Bonaparte, 1831

Deep-Sea taxon details

Macrouridae Bonaparte, 1831

AphiaID

125471 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125471)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Gadiformes

Direct children (52)
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Subfamily Bathygadinae Jordan & Evermann, 1898

  » Genus Bathygadus Günther, 1878
  » Genus Gadomus Regan, 1903
  » Genus Regania Jordan, 1904 accepted as Bathygadus Günther, 1878

Subfamily Macrourinae Bonaparte, 1831

  » Genus Albatrossia Jordan & Gilbert, 1898
  » Genus Asthenomacrurus Sazonov & Shcherbachev, 1982
  » Genus Cetonurichthys Sazonov & Shcherbachev, 1982
  » Genus Cetonurus Günther, 1887
  » Genus Coelorinchus Giorna, 1809
  » Genus Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765
  » Genus Cynomacrurus Dollo, 1909
  » Genus Echinomacrurus Roule, 1916
  » Genus Haplomacrourus Trunov, 1980
  » Genus Hymenocephalus Giglioli, 1884
  » Genus Hymenogadus Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920
  » Genus Kumba Marshall, 1973
  » Genus Kuronezumia Iwamoto, 1974
  » Genus Lepidorhynchus Richardson, 1846
  » Genus Lucigadus Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920
  » Genus Macrosmia Merrett, Sazonov & Shcherbachev, 1983
  » Genus Macrourus Bloch, 1786
  » Genus Malacocephalus Günther, 1862
  » Genus Mataeocephalus Berg, 1898
  » Genus Mesobius Hubbs & Iwamoto, 1977
  » Genus Nezumia Jordan, 1904
  » Genus Odontomacrurus Norman, 1939
  » Genus Paracetonurus Marshall, 1973
  » Genus Pseudocetonurus Sazonov & Shcherbachev, 1982
  » Genus Pseudonezumia Okamura, 1970
  » Genus Sphagemacrurus Fowler, 1925
  » Genus Spicomacrurus Okamura, 1970
  » Genus Trachonurus Günther, 1887
  » Genus Ventrifossa Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920
  » Genus Bogoslovius Jordan & Evermann, 1898 accepted as Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765
  » Genus Caelorinchus accepted as Coelorinchus Giorna, 1809
  » Genus Coelocephalus Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 accepted as Mataeocephalus Berg, 1898
  » Genus Coelorhynchus accepted as Coelorinchus Giorna, 1809 (misspelling)
  » Genus Lionurus Günther, 1887 accepted as Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765
  » Genus Macruroplus Bleeker, 1874 accepted as Nezumia Jordan, 1904 (synonym)
  » Genus Mahia McCann & McKnight, 1980 accepted as Coelorinchus Giorna, 1809
  » Genus Nematonurus Günther, 1887 accepted as Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765
  » Genus Optonurus Günther, 1887 accepted as Lepidorhynchus Richardson, 1846

Subfamily Macrouroidinae Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

» Genus Macrouroides Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
» Genus Squalogadus Gilbert & Hubbs, 1916

Subfamily Trachyrincinae Goode & Bean, 1896

  » Genus Idiolophorhynchus Sazonov, 1981
  » Genus Trachyrincus Giorna, 1809
  » Genus Macrurus accepted as Macrourus Bloch, 1786
  » Genus Trachyrhynchus accepted as Trachyrincus Giorna, 1809 (misspelling)

Genus Chalinura Goode & Bean, 1883 accepted as Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765 (synonym)

Environment

marine

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Distribution Distribution: Arctic to Antarctic. Body attenuated posteriorly. Anal fin and second dorsal confluent with tail. True fin...

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]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Macrouridae Bonaparte, 1831. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2021) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125471 on 2021-04-13

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2021). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Macrouridae Bonaparte, 1831. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125471 on 2021-04-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2015-04-17 08:48:21Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa. 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors

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 Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2019). Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2019., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From other sources

Language	Name
English	rattailsgrenadiers	[details]
Japanese	ソコダラ科	[details]
Norwegian Bokmål	skolestfamilien	[details]
Norwegian Nynorsk	skolestfamilien	[details]
Swedish	skolästfiskar	[details]

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Dollo (1904, pl. 08)


Grenadier


Macrouridae


Macrouridae


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