Macruronus
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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
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fricke, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Van der Laan, R. (2025). "ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: CLASSIFICATION". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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. Bibcode:2009MolPE..52..688R. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.03.020. ISSN 1055-7903.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
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