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

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)

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Western Central Pacific.
 
Sphagemacrurus decimalis
[]
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Eastern Central Pacific
 
Sphagemacrurus gibber
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Sphagemacrurus grenadae (Parr, 1946)

Photo by FAO
 
Sphagemacrurus grenadae
[Pugnose grenadier]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Sphagemacrurus hirundo (Collett, 1896)

Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Sphagemacrurus hirundo
[Swallow grenadier]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Sphagemacrurus pumiliceps (Alcock, 1894)

Photo by SFSA
 
Sphagemacrurus pumiliceps
[Dwarf whiptail]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Sphagemacrurus richardi (Weber, 1913)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Sphagemacrurus richardi
[Richard's whiptail]
6 Species of Family Macrouridae with Genus Sphagemacrurus
(Grenadiers or rattails)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1920 Sphagemacrurus decimalis Western Central Pacific.
1897 Sphagemacrurus gibber Eastern Central Pacific
1946 Sphagemacrurus grenadae Pugnose grenadier Western Central Atlantic 25 TL
1896 Sphagemacrurus hirundo Swallow grenadier Eastern Central Atlantic 21 TL
1894 Sphagemacrurus pumiliceps Dwarf whiptail Indo-Pacific 25 TL
1913 Sphagemacrurus richardi Richard's whiptail Indo-West Pacific 20 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