Biology:Macruronus
Macruronus is a genus of gadiform fish, the only member of the family Macruronidae. It was formerly placed in the Merlucciidae.[1][2][3][4] 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][5] 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[5]) as junior synonyms of M. novaezelandiae.[6] This leaves the genus with one confirmed species and one with uncertain status.[5]
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.
- ↑ Fricke, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Van der Laan, R. (2025). "ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: CLASSIFICATION" (in en). https://www.calacademy.org/eschmeyers-catalog-of-fishes-classification.
- ↑ Roa-Varón, Adela; Ortí, Guillermo (2009-09-01). "Phylogenetic relationships among families of Gadiformes (Teleostei, Paracanthopterygii) based on nuclear and mitochondrial data". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 52 (3): 688–704. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.03.020. ISSN 1055-7903. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790309000980.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 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.
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