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Macrouridae Bonaparte, 1831

125471 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125471)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Gadiformes (Order)
  11. Macrouridae (Family)
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Family
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  1. Subfamily Bathygadinae Jordan & Evermann, 1898
    1. Genus Bathygadus Günther, 1878
    2. Genus Gadomus Regan, 1903
    3. Genus Regania Jordan, 1904 accepted as Bathygadus Günther, 1878
  2. Subfamily Macrourinae Bonaparte, 1831
    1. Genus Albatrossia Jordan & Gilbert, 1898
    2. Genus Asthenomacrurus Sazonov & Shcherbachev, 1982
    3. Genus Cetonurichthys Sazonov & Shcherbachev, 1982
    4. Genus Cetonurus Günther, 1887
    5. Genus Coelorinchus Giorna, 1809
    6. Genus Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765
    7. Genus Cynomacrurus Dollo, 1909
    8. Genus Echinomacrurus Roule, 1916
    9. Genus Haplomacrourus Trunov, 1980
    10. Genus Hymenocephalus Giglioli, 1884
    11. Genus Hymenogadus Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920
    12. Genus Kumba Marshall, 1973
    13. Genus Kuronezumia Iwamoto, 1974
    14. Genus Lepidorhynchus Richardson, 1846
    15. Genus Lucigadus Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920
    16. Genus Macrosmia Merrett, Sazonov & Shcherbachev, 1983
    17. Genus Macrourus Bloch, 1786
    18. Genus Malacocephalus Günther, 1862
    19. Genus Mataeocephalus Berg, 1898
    20. Genus Mesobius Hubbs & Iwamoto, 1977
    21. Genus Mesovagus Nakayama & Endo, 2016
    22. Genus Nezumia Jordan, 1904
    23. Genus Odontomacrurus Norman, 1939
    24. Genus Paracetonurus Marshall, 1973
    25. Genus Pseudocetonurus Sazonov & Shcherbachev, 1982
    26. Genus Pseudonezumia Okamura, 1970
    27. Genus Sphagemacrurus Fowler, 1925
    28. Genus Spicomacrurus Okamura, 1970
    29. Genus Trachonurus Günther, 1887
    30. Genus Ventrifossa Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920
    31. Genus Bogoslovius Jordan & Evermann, 1898 accepted as Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765
    32. Genus Caelorinchus accepted as Coelorinchus Giorna, 1809
    33. Genus Coelocephalus Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 accepted as Mataeocephalus Berg, 1898
    34. Genus Coelorhynchus accepted as Coelorinchus Giorna, 1809 (misspelling)
    35. Genus Lionurus Günther, 1887 accepted as Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765
    36. Genus Macruroplus Bleeker, 1874 accepted as Nezumia Jordan, 1904 (synonym)
    37. Genus Mahia McCann & McKnight, 1980 accepted as Coelorinchus Giorna, 1809
    38. Genus Nematonurus Günther, 1887 accepted as Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765
    39. Genus Optonurus Günther, 1887 accepted as Lepidorhynchus Richardson, 1846
  3. Subfamily Macrouroidinae Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
    1. Genus Macrouroides Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
    2. Genus Squalogadus Gilbert & Hubbs, 1916
  4. Subfamily Trachyrincinae Goode & Bean, 1896
    1. Genus Idiolophorhynchus Sazonov, 1981
    2. Genus Trachyrincus Giorna, 1809
    3. Genus Macrurus accepted as Macrourus Bloch, 1786
    4. Genus Trachyrhynchus accepted as Trachyrincus Giorna, 1809 (misspelling)
  5. 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. (2025). FishBase. Macrouridae Bonaparte, 1831. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125471 on 2026-07-01
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Macrouridae Bonaparte, 1831. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125471 on 2026-07-01
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2015-04-17 08:48:21Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

taxonomy source 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  PDF available

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). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Unreviewed
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]
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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]
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Macrouridae) 
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