Biology:Macruronus
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| 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". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=3637.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Macruronus in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?spid=37550.
Wikidata ☰ Q2715966 entry
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