Macruronus | |
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Blue grenadier (M. novaezelandiae) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gadiformes |
Family: | Merlucciidae |
Subfamily: | Merlucciinae |
Genus: | Macruronus Günther, 1873 |
Type species | |
Coryphaenoides novaezelandiae Hector, 1871
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Synonyms | |
Cynogadus Howes, 1991 |
Macruronus is a genus of merluccid hakes.[1][2] 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][3] Members of this genus reach 1–1.3 m (3.3–4.3 ft) in length depending on the exact species involved.[2]
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]
Note that the Catalog of Fishes considers Macruronus capensis and M. magellanicus (following Leslie and colleagues (2018) and others[3]) as junior synonyms of M. novaezelandiae.[4] This leaves the genus with one confirmed species and one with uncertain status.[3]