Biology:Spicomacrurus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Spicomacrurus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Subfamily: Macrourinae
Genus: Spicomacrurus
Okamura, 1970
Type species
Hymenocephalus kuronumai
Kamohara, 1938

Spicomacrurus is a genus of rattails.

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Spicomacrurus adelscotti (Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997) (Celebration whiptail)
  • Spicomacrurus dictyogadus Iwamoto, K. T. Shao & H. C. Ho, 2011 (Net-throat grenadier)
  • Spicomacrurus kuronumai (Kamohara, 1938) (Kuronuma's whiptail)
  • Spicomacrurus mccoskeri Iwamoto, K. T. Shao & H. C. Ho, 2011 (McCosker's grenadier)

References

  1. Schwarzhans, W. (2014): Head and otolith morphology of the genera Hymenocephalus, Hymenogadus and Spicomacrurus (Macrouridae), with the description of three new species. Zootaxa, 3888 (1): 1–73.

Wikidata ☰ Q7576955 entry