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Macruronus Günther, 1873

AphiaID

125761 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125761)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Macruronidae Regan, 1903

Original name

Macruronus Günther, 1873

Synonymised names

Macrouronus Günther, 1873 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

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Species Macruronus capensis Davies, 1950
Species Macruronus maderensis Maul, 1951
Species Macruronus magellanicus Lönnberg, 1907
Species Macruronus novaezelandiae (Hector, 1871)
Subgenus Macruronus (Cynogadus) Howes, 1991 accepted as Lyconus Günther, 1887 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
1. Species Macruronus (Cynogadus) brachycolus (Holt & Byrne, 1906) represented as Macruronus brachycolus (Holt & Byrne, 1906) accepted as Lyconus brachycolus Holt & Byrne, 1906
Species Macruronus argentinae Lahille, 1915 accepted as Macruronus magellanicus Lönnberg, 1907
Species Macruronus brachycolus (Holt & Byrne, 1906) accepted as Lyconus brachycolus Holt & Byrne, 1906 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Macruronus caninus Maul, 1951 accepted as Lyconus brachycolus Holt & Byrne, 1906
Species Macruronus novaezealandiae (Hector, 1871) accepted as Macruronus novaezelandiae (Hector, 1871) (misspelling)

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Macruronus Günther, 1873. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125761 on 2026-10-08

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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van der Land, Jacob

2006-09-22 06:50:38Z

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Martinez, Olga

2010-03-03 08:41:16Z

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Dewitte, Elien

2013-03-11 13:25:43Z

checked

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

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Bailly, Nicolas

2026-10-08 16:55:29Z

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Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

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]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Other

additional source Lloris, D.; Matallanas, J.; Oliver P. (2005). Hakes of the world (Family Merlucciidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of hake species known to date. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 2. Rome, FAO. 57p. 12 colour plates. [details]

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]