Macruronus
| Macruronus | |
|---|---|
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| Blue grenadier (M. novaezelandiae) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Merlucciidae |
| Genus: | Macruronus Günther, 1873 |
Macruronus is a genus of merluccid hakes. 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. Members of this genus reach 1–1.3 m (3.3–4.3 ft) in length depending on the exact species involved.[1]
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Macruronus capensis D. H. Davies, 1950 (Cape grenadier)
- Macruronus maderensis Maul, 1951
- Macruronus magellanicus Lönnberg, 1907 (Patagonian grenadier)
- Macruronus novaezelandiae (Hector, 1871) (blue grenadier)
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Macruronus in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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