Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae Grenadiers or rattails

Genus: Hymenogadus

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Hymenogadus gracilis
[Slender membranehead]

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Hymenogadus tenuis
[Slender grenadier fish]

2 Species of Family Macrouridae with Genus Hymenogadus
(Grenadiers or rattails)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1920	Hymenogadus gracilis	Slender membranehead	Circumglobal, widespread.	39.6 TL
1917	Hymenogadus tenuis	Slender grenadier fish	Eastern Central Pacific	7.5 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: GadiformesFamily: Macrouridae Grenadiers or rattailsGenus: Hymenogadus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae Grenadiers or rattails

Genus: Hymenogadus

(See list of species below)