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

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6 species (see list below)

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Indo-Pacific, tropical wa
Max. Length 22.5 cm TL
Mataeocephalus acipenserinus (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)

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Mataeocephalus acipenserinus
[Sturgeon grenadier]

Photo by MNHN

Western Pacific

Mataeocephalus adustus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

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Mataeocephalus adustus
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No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 27.1 cm TL
 
Mataeocephalus cristatus
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No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Mataeocephalus hyostomus
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No picture found
Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 22.5 cm TL
 
Mataeocephalus kotlyari
[Kotlyar's whiptail]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Mataeocephalus tenuicauda (Garman, 1899)

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Mataeocephalus tenuicauda
[Slendertail grenadier]
6 Species of Family Macrouridae with Genus Mataeocephalus
(Grenadiers or rattails)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1897 Mataeocephalus acipenserinus Sturgeon grenadier Indo-Pacific, tropical wa 22.5 TL
1912 Mataeocephalus adustus Western Pacific
2003 Mataeocephalus cristatus Indo-West Pacific 27.1 TL
1912 Mataeocephalus hyostomus Western Central Pacific
2003 Mataeocephalus kotlyari Kotlyar's whiptail Southwestern Pacific 22.5 TL
1899 Mataeocephalus tenuicauda Slendertail grenadier Eastern Pacific 30 TL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013