Deep-Sea taxon details
Macrouridae Bonaparte, 1831
- Subfamily Bathygadinae Jordan & Evermann, 1898
- Genus Bathygadus Günther, 1878
- Genus Gadomus Regan, 1903
- Genus Regania Jordan, 1904 accepted as Bathygadus Günther, 1878
- Subfamily Macrourinae Bonaparte, 1831
- Genus Albatrossia Jordan & Gilbert, 1898
- Genus Asthenomacrurus Sazonov & Shcherbachev, 1982
- Genus Cetonurichthys Sazonov & Shcherbachev, 1982
- Genus Cetonurus Günther, 1887
- Genus Coelorinchus Giorna, 1809
- Genus Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765
- Genus Cynomacrurus Dollo, 1909
- Genus Echinomacrurus Roule, 1916
- Genus Haplomacrourus Trunov, 1980
- Genus Hymenocephalus Giglioli, 1884
- Genus Hymenogadus Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920
- Genus Kumba Marshall, 1973
- Genus Kuronezumia Iwamoto, 1974
- Genus Lepidorhynchus Richardson, 1846
- Genus Lucigadus Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920
- Genus Macrosmia Merrett, Sazonov & Shcherbachev, 1983
- Genus Macrourus Bloch, 1786
- Genus Malacocephalus Günther, 1862
- Genus Mataeocephalus Berg, 1898
- Genus Mesobius Hubbs & Iwamoto, 1977
- Genus Mesovagus Nakayama & Endo, 2016
- Genus Nezumia Jordan, 1904
- Genus Odontomacrurus Norman, 1939
- Genus Paracetonurus Marshall, 1973
- Genus Pseudocetonurus Sazonov & Shcherbachev, 1982
- Genus Pseudonezumia Okamura, 1970
- Genus Sphagemacrurus Fowler, 1925
- Genus Spicomacrurus Okamura, 1970
- Genus Trachonurus Günther, 1887
- Genus Ventrifossa Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920
- Genus Bogoslovius Jordan & Evermann, 1898 accepted as Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765
- Genus Caelorinchus accepted as Coelorinchus Giorna, 1809
- Genus Coelocephalus Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 accepted as Mataeocephalus Berg, 1898
- Genus Coelorhynchus accepted as Coelorinchus Giorna, 1809 (misspelling)
- Genus Lionurus Günther, 1887 accepted as Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765
- Genus Macruroplus Bleeker, 1874 accepted as Nezumia Jordan, 1904 (synonym)
- Genus Mahia McCann & McKnight, 1980 accepted as Coelorinchus Giorna, 1809
- Genus Nematonurus Günther, 1887 accepted as Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765
- Genus Optonurus Günther, 1887 accepted as Lepidorhynchus Richardson, 1846
- Subfamily Macrouroidinae Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
- Subfamily Trachyrincinae Goode & Bean, 1896
- Genus Idiolophorhynchus Sazonov, 1981
- Genus Trachyrincus Giorna, 1809
- Genus Macrurus accepted as Macrourus Bloch, 1786
- Genus Trachyrhynchus accepted as Trachyrincus Giorna, 1809 (misspelling)
- Genus Chalinura Goode & Bean, 1883 accepted as Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765 (synonym)
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution Distribution: Arctic to Antarctic. Body attenuated posteriorly. Anal fin and second dorsal confluent with tail. True fin...
Distribution Distribution: Arctic to Antarctic. Body attenuated posteriorly. Anal fin and second dorsal confluent with tail. True fin spines lacking. Leading dorsal fin ray may be spinous. Usually with chin barbel. Pelvic fin insertion more or less thoracic. Pelvic fin rays 5-17; lacking in Macrouroides. No caudal fin, except in one species. Scales small. Light organ, if present, underneath skin along midline of abdomen with opening just before anus. Branchiostegal rays 6-8. Abdominal vertebrae 10-16. Maximum length usually 0.8 m. Mostly benthopelagic, occurring from 200-2000 m. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Macrouridae Bonaparte, 1831. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125471 on 2024-07-01
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Macrouridae Bonaparte, 1831. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125471 on 2024-07-01
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Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
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context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
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Distribution Distribution: Arctic to Antarctic. Body attenuated posteriorly. Anal fin and second dorsal confluent with tail. True fin spines lacking. Leading dorsal fin ray may be spinous. Usually with chin barbel. Pelvic fin insertion more or less thoracic. Pelvic fin rays 5-17; lacking in Macrouroides. No caudal fin, except in one species. Scales small. Light organ, if present, underneath skin along midline of abdomen with opening just before anus. Branchiostegal rays 6-8. Abdominal vertebrae 10-16. Maximum length usually 0.8 m. Mostly benthopelagic, occurring from 200-2000 m. [details]
Language | Name | |
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English | rattailsgrenadiers | [details] |
Japanese | ソコダラ科 | [details] |
Norwegian Bokmål | skolestfamilien | [details] |
Norwegian Nynorsk | skolestfamilien | [details] |
Swedish | skolästfiskar | [details] |