| Macruronus | |
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| Blue grenadier (M. novaezelandiae) | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Merlucciidae |
| Subfamily: | Merlucciinae |
| Genus: |
Macruronus Günther, 1873 |
| Type species | |
| Coryphaenoides novaezelandiae Hector, 1871
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| Synonyms | |
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Cynogadus Howes, 1991 | |
Macruronus is a genus of merluccid hakes. [1] [2] 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] [3] 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]
- Macruronus capensis D. H. Davies, 1950 (Cape grenadier, South African straptail)
- Macruronus maderensis Maul, 1951
- Macruronus magellanicus Lönnberg, 1907 (Patagonian grenadier)
- Macruronus novaezelandiae ( Hector, 1871) (Blue grenadier)
Note that the Catalog of Fishes considers Macruronus capensis and M. magellanicus (following Leslie and colleagues (2018) and others [3]) as junior synonyms of M. novaezelandiae. [4] This leaves the genus with one confirmed species and one with uncertain status. [3]
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Macruronus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Macruronus in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ 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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| Macruronus | |
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| Blue grenadier (M. novaezelandiae) | |
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Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Merlucciidae |
| Subfamily: | Merlucciinae |
| Genus: |
Macruronus Günther, 1873 |
| Type species | |
| Coryphaenoides novaezelandiae Hector, 1871
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| Synonyms | |
|
Cynogadus Howes, 1991 | |
Macruronus is a genus of merluccid hakes. [1] [2] 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] [3] 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]
- Macruronus capensis D. H. Davies, 1950 (Cape grenadier, South African straptail)
- Macruronus maderensis Maul, 1951
- Macruronus magellanicus Lönnberg, 1907 (Patagonian grenadier)
- Macruronus novaezelandiae ( Hector, 1871) (Blue grenadier)
Note that the Catalog of Fishes considers Macruronus capensis and M. magellanicus (following Leslie and colleagues (2018) and others [3]) as junior synonyms of M. novaezelandiae. [4] This leaves the genus with one confirmed species and one with uncertain status. [3]
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Macruronus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Macruronus in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ 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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