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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae Grenadiers or rattails
Subfamily: Macrourinae
Genus: Macrourus

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by Orlov, A.

North Atlantic
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Macrourus berglax Lacepède, 1801

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Macrourus berglax
[Roughhead grenadier]
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Southern Ocean
Max. Length 58.9 cm TL
 
Macrourus caml
[Caml grenadier]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southern Atlantic, Indian
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Macrourus carinatus (Günther, 1878)

Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Macrourus carinatus
[Ridge scaled rattail]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Macrourus holotrachys Günther, 1878

Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Macrourus holotrachys
[Bigeye grenadier]

Photo by Shandikov, G.A.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Macrourus whitsoni (Regan, 1913)

Photo by Shandikov, G.A.
 
Macrourus whitsoni
[Whitson's grenadier]
5 Species of Family Macrouridae with Genus Macrourus
(Grenadiers or rattails)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1801 Macrourus berglax Roughhead grenadier North Atlantic 110 TL
2012 Macrourus caml Caml grenadier Southern Ocean 58.9 TL
1878 Macrourus carinatus Ridge scaled rattail Southern Atlantic, Indian 100 TL
1878 Macrourus holotrachys Bigeye grenadier Southwest Atlantic 80 TL
1913 Macrourus whitsoni Whitson's grenadier Southern Ocean 75 TL



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