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Family: Macrouridae Grenadiers or rattails



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405 species (see list below)

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Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 15.1 cm TL
 
Hymenocephalus yamasakiorum
[Black-tailed membranehead]

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Circumglobal, widespread.
Max. Length 39.6 cm TL
Hymenogadus gracilis (Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920)

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.
 
Hymenogadus gracilis
[Slender membranehead]

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Hymenogadus tenuis (Gilbert & Hubbs, 1917)

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.
 
Hymenogadus tenuis
[Slender grenadier fish]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Idiolophorhynchus andriashevi
[Pineapple rattail]
No picture found
Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 37 cm TL
 
Kumba calvifrons
[]
No picture found
Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 22 cm TL
 
Kumba dentoni
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 49.6 cm TL
 
Kumba gymnorhynchus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 12.3 cm TL
Kumba hebetata (Gilbert, 1905)

Photo by SFSA
 
Kumba hebetata
[]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 17.6 cm TL
Kumba japonica (Matsubara, 1943)

Photo by Reyes, R.B.
 
Kumba japonica
[]
No picture found
Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 26.7 cm TL
 
Kumba maculisquama
[]

Photo by Merrett & Iwamoto

Southwest Pacific

Kumba musorstom Merrett & Iwamoto, 2000

Photo by Merrett & Iwamoto
 
Kumba musorstom
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Kumba punctulata
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Atlantic, Western
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Kuronezumia bubonis (Iwamoto, 1974)

Photo by JAMARC
 
Kuronezumia bubonis
[Bulbous rattail]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Kuronezumia leonis (Barnard, 1925)

Photo by SFSA
 
Kuronezumia leonis
[Snubnose whiptail]

Photo by MNHN

Western Central Pacific

Kuronezumia macronema (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)

Photo by MNHN
 
Kuronezumia macronema
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Kuronezumia paepkei
[]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 55 cm TL
 
Kuronezumia pallida
[Pallid whiptail]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Lepidorhynchus denticulatus Richardson, 1846

Photo by CSIRO
 
Lepidorhynchus denticulatus
[Thorntooth grenadier]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Lucigadus acrolophus
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 19.8 cm TL
 
Lucigadus borealis
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
 
Lucigadus lucifer
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
 
Lucigadus microlepis
[Smallfin whiptail]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Lucigadus nigromaculatus (McCulloch, 1907)

Photo by FAO
 
Lucigadus nigromaculatus
[Blackspotted grenadier]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific.

Lucigadus nigromarginatus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Lucigadus nigromarginatus
[]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Southeast Atlantic and So
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Lucigadus ori (Smith, 1968)

Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Lucigadus ori
[Bronze whiptail]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 30.1 cm TL
 
Lucigadus potronus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Macrosmia phalacra
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 48 cm TL
Macrouroides inflaticeps Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

Photo by JAMARC
 
Macrouroides inflaticeps
[Inflated whiptail]

Photo by Orlov, A.

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

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Macrourus berglax
[Roughhead grenadier]
No picture found
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]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific (Ref. 4
Max. Length 47 cm TL
 
Malacocephalus boretzi
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
 
Malacocephalus hawaiiensis
[Hawaiian softhead grenadier]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Malacocephalus laevis (Lowe, 1843)

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Malacocephalus laevis
[Softhead grenadier]

Photo by MNHN

Western Central Pacific

Malacocephalus luzonensis Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920

Photo by MNHN
 
Malacocephalus luzonensis
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 52 cm TL
 
Malacocephalus nipponensis
[]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Malacocephalus occidentalis Goode & Bean, 1885

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Malacocephalus occidentalis
[Western softhead grenadier]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Malacocephalus okamurai Iwamoto & Arai, 1987

Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Malacocephalus okamurai
[]

Photo by FAO

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

Photo by FAO
 
Mataeocephalus acipenserinus
[Sturgeon grenadier]

Photo by MNHN

Western Pacific

Mataeocephalus adustus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

Photo by MNHN
 
Mataeocephalus adustus
[]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 27.1 cm TL
 
Mataeocephalus cristatus
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Mataeocephalus hyostomus
[]
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)

Photo by FAO
 
Mataeocephalus tenuicauda
[Slendertail grenadier]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 66 cm TL
Mesobius antipodum Hubbs & Iwamoto, 1977

Photo by SFSA
 
Mesobius antipodum
[Bathypelagic rattail]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 39.2 cm TL
Mesobius berryi Hubbs & Iwamoto, 1977

Photo by FAO
 
Mesobius berryi
[Berry's grenadier]

Photo by JAMARC

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Nezumia aequalis (Günther, 1878)

Photo by JAMARC
 
Nezumia aequalis
[Common Atlantic grenadier]

Photo by González, J.A./ULPGC

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 24.2 cm SL
Nezumia africana (Iwamoto, 1970)

Photo by González, J.A./ULPGC
 
Nezumia africana
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Nezumia aspidentata
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Nezumia atlantica (Parr, 1946)

Photo by JAMARC
 
Nezumia atlantica
[Western Atlantic grenadier]

Photo by Román Marcote, E.

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Nezumia bairdii (Goode & Bean, 1877)

Photo by Román Marcote, E.
 
Nezumia bairdii
[Marlin-spike grenadier]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Nezumia brevibarbata (Barnard, 1925)

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Nezumia brevibarbata
[Shortbeard grenadier]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Nezumia brevirostris
[]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Nezumia burragei
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 26 cm TL
 
Nezumia cliveri
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Nezumia coheni
[Cohen's whiptail]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Nezumia condylura Jordan & Gilbert, 1904

Photo by FAO
 
Nezumia condylura
[Japanese pugnose grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Nezumia convergens (Garman, 1899)

Photo by FAO
 
Nezumia convergens
[Peruvian grenadier]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Central Atlantic.
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Nezumia cyrano Marshall & Iwamoto, 1973

Photo by JAMARC
 
Nezumia cyrano
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 32 cm TL
 
Nezumia darus
[]

Photo by González, J.A./ULPGC

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Nezumia duodecim Iwamoto, 1970

Photo by González, J.A./ULPGC
 
Nezumia duodecim
[Twelve-rayed grenadier]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
 
Nezumia ectenes
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
 
Nezumia evides
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 18.1 cm TL
 
Nezumia holocentra
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
 
Nezumia infranudis
[]
No picture found
Northeast Indian Ocean
 
Nezumia investigatoris
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
 
Nezumia kamoharai
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 41 cm TL
 
Nezumia kapala
[Kapala whiptail]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 39.8 cm TL
 
Nezumia kensmithi
[Blunt-nosed grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Nezumia latirostrata (Garman, 1899)

Photo by FAO
 
Nezumia latirostrata
[Broadsnout grenadier]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 23 cm TL
 
Nezumia leucoura
[Whitetail whiptail]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Nezumia liolepis (Gilbert, 1890)

Photo by FAO
 
Nezumia liolepis
[Smooth grenadier]
No picture found
Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 40.5 cm TL
 
Nezumia longebarbata
[Bluntnose grenadier]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Nezumia loricata
[Parrot grenadier]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 24.5 cm TL
 
Nezumia merretti
[Merret's whiptail]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Nezumia micronychodon Iwamoto, 1970

Photo by FAO
 
Nezumia micronychodon
[Smalltooth grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Nezumia milleri Iwamoto, 1973

Photo by FAO
 
Nezumia milleri
[Miller's grenadier]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Nezumia namatahi
[Squashed face rattail]
No picture found
Pacific
Max. Length 39.8 cm TL
 
Nezumia obliquata
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Nezumia orbitalis (Garman, 1899)

Photo by FAO
 
Nezumia orbitalis
[Spectacled grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Nezumia parini Hubbs & Iwamoto, 1977

Photo by FAO
 
Nezumia parini
[Parin's grenadier]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14.3 cm TL
 
Nezumia polylepis
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Nezumia propinqua (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)

Photo by FAO
 
Nezumia propinqua
[Aloha grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Nezumia proxima (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)

Photo by FAO
 
Nezumia proxima
[Short-tail grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Nezumia pudens Gilbert & Thompson, 1916

Photo by FAO
 
Nezumia pudens
[Atacama grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Nezumia pulchella (Pequeño, 1971)

Photo by FAO
 
Nezumia pulchella
[Thumb grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Nezumia sclerorhynchus (Valenciennes, 1838)

Photo by FAO
 
Nezumia sclerorhynchus
[Roughtip grenadier]

Photo by SFSA

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Nezumia semiquincunciata (Alcock, 1889)

Photo by SFSA
 
Nezumia semiquincunciata
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 24.4 cm TL
 
Nezumia shinoharai
[Shinohara’s grenadier]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Nezumia soela
[Soela whiptail]

Photo by MNHN

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Nezumia spinosa (Gilbert & Hubbs, 1916)

Photo by MNHN
 
Nezumia spinosa
[Sawspine whiptail]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Nezumia stelgidolepis (Gilbert, 1890)

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Nezumia stelgidolepis
[California grenadier]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Central Atlantic.
Max. Length 25.2 cm TL
Nezumia suilla Marshall & Iwamoto, 1973

Photo by JAMARC
 
Nezumia suilla
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 36 cm TL
 
Nezumia tinro
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Nezumia toi
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Nezumia tomiyamai
[]
No picture found
Southeast Atlantic and So
Max. Length 38.5 cm TL
 
Nezumia umbracincta
[]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 32.8 cm TL
 
Nezumia ventralis
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 37 cm TL
 
Nezumia wularnia
[Wularni whiptail]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 64 cm TL
Odontomacrurus murrayi Norman, 1939

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Odontomacrurus murrayi
[Roundhead grenadier]
No picture found
Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 39.3 cm TL
 
Paracetonurus flagellicauda
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 39 cm TL
Pseudocetonurus septifer Sazonov & Shcherbachev, 1982

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Pseudocetonurus septifer
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm TL
 
Pseudonezumia cetonuropsis
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 34 cm TL
 
Pseudonezumia japonicus
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Pseudonezumia parvipes
[]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Pseudonezumia pusilla
[Tiny whiptail]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
 
Sphagemacrurus decimalis
[]
No picture found
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]

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Eastern Indian to Western
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Spicomacrurus adelscotti (Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997)

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.
 
Spicomacrurus adelscotti
[Celebration whiptail]

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 24.3 cm TL
Spicomacrurus dictyogadus Iwamoto, Shao & Ho, 2011

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.
 
Spicomacrurus dictyogadus
[Net-throat grenadier]

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Spicomacrurus kuronumai (Kamohara, 1938)

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.
 
Spicomacrurus kuronumai
[Kuronuma's whiptail]

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 19.2 cm TL
Spicomacrurus mccoskeri Iwamoto, Shao & Ho, 2011

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.
 
Spicomacrurus mccoskeri
[McCosker’s grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Atlantic and Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Squalogadus modificatus Gilbert & Hubbs, 1916

Photo by FAO
 
Squalogadus modificatus
[Tadpole whiptail]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 47.8 cm TL
 
Trachonurus gagates
[Velvet whiptail]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Trachonurus robinsi
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 31.1 cm TL
 
Trachonurus sentipellis
[Shaggy whiptail]

Photo by FAO

North Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Trachonurus sulcatus (Goode & Bean, 1885)

Photo by FAO
 
Trachonurus sulcatus
[Bristly grenadier]

Photo by SFSA

Worldwide
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Trachonurus villosus (Günther, 1877)

Photo by SFSA
 
Trachonurus villosus
[Furry whiptail]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 50 cm TL
 
Trachonurus yiwardaus
[Yiwarda whiptail]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Trachyrincus aphyodes
[]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Trachyrincus helolepis Gilbert, 1892

Photo by FAO
 
Trachyrincus helolepis
[Armourhead grenadier]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
 
Trachyrincus longirostris
[Slender unicorn rattail]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Trachyrincus murrayi Günther, 1887

Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Trachyrincus murrayi
[Roughnose grenadier]

Photo by Ticina, V.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Trachyrincus scabrus (Rafinesque, 1810)

Photo by Ticina, V.
 
Trachyrincus scabrus
[Roughsnout grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 44 cm TL
Trachyrincus villegai Pequeño, 1971

Photo by FAO
 
Trachyrincus villegai
[Grey grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Ventrifossa atherodon (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)

Photo by FAO
 
Ventrifossa atherodon
[Arrowtooth grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Ventrifossa ctenomelas (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)

Photo by FAO
 
Ventrifossa ctenomelas
[Hawaiian grenadier]

Photo by SFSA

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Ventrifossa divergens Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920

Photo by SFSA
 
Ventrifossa divergens
[Plainfin grenadier]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 61 cm TL
 
Ventrifossa fusca
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Ventrifossa garmani (Jordan & Gilbert, 1904)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Ventrifossa garmani
[Sagami grenadier]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Ventrifossa gomoni
[Pale smiling whiptail]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 47.5 cm TL
 
Ventrifossa johnboborum
[Snoutscale whiptail]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Ventrifossa longibarbata Okamura, 1982

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Ventrifossa longibarbata
[]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Ventrifossa macrodon
[]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Ventrifossa macropogon Marshall, 1973

Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Ventrifossa macropogon
[Longbeard grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Ventrifossa macroptera Okamura, 1982

Photo by FAO
 
Ventrifossa macroptera
[Palau grenadier]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Ventrifossa misakia
[Misaki grenadier]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Ventrifossa mucocephalus Marshall, 1973

Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Ventrifossa mucocephalus
[Slimehead grenadier]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Ventrifossa mystax
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Ventrifossa nasuta (Smith, 1935)

Photo by FAO
 
Ventrifossa nasuta
[Conesnout grenadier]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Ventrifossa nigrodorsalis Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Ventrifossa nigrodorsalis
[Spinaker grenadier]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Ventrifossa obtusirostris
[]

Photo by Mullasseri, S.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 48 cm TL
Ventrifossa paxtoni Iwamoto & Williams, 1999

Photo by Mullasseri, S.
 
Ventrifossa paxtoni
[Thinbarbel whiptail]

Photo by FAO

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Ventrifossa petersonii (Alcock, 1891)

Photo by FAO
 
Ventrifossa petersonii
[Peterson's grenadier]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Ventrifossa rhipidodorsalis Okamura, 1984

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Ventrifossa rhipidodorsalis
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Ventrifossa saikaiensis
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 34 cm TL
 
Ventrifossa sazonovi
[Dark smiling whiptail]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 24 cm TL
 
Ventrifossa teres
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
 
Ventrifossa vinolenta
[]
405 Species of Family Macrouridae
(Grenadiers or rattails)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2015 Hymenocephalus yamasakiorum Black-tailed membranehead Northwest Pacific 15.1 TL
1920 Hymenogadus gracilis Slender membranehead Circumglobal, widespread. 39.6 TL
1917 Hymenogadus tenuis Slender grenadier fish Eastern Central Pacific 7.5 TL
1981 Idiolophorhynchus andriashevi Pineapple rattail Eastern Indian Ocean
1994 Kumba calvifrons Atlantic Ocean 37 TL
1973 Kumba dentoni Northeast Atlantic 22 TL
1994 Kumba gymnorhynchus Eastern Indian Ocean 49.6 TL
1905 Kumba hebetata Eastern Central Pacific 12.3 TL
1943 Kumba japonica Northwest Pacific 17.6 TL
1981 Kumba maculisquama Southeast Atlantic 26.7 TL
2000 Kumba musorstom Southwest Pacific
1994 Kumba punctulata Western Pacific 15 TL
1974 Kuronezumia bubonis Bulbous rattail Western Atlantic, Western 60 TL
1925 Kuronezumia leonis Snubnose whiptail Southeast Atlantic 50 TL
1912 Kuronezumia macronema Western Central Pacific
1992 Kuronezumia paepkei Western Indian Ocean
1992 Kuronezumia pallida Pallid whiptail Southeast Pacific 55 TL
1846 Lepidorhynchus denticulatus Thorntooth grenadier Eastern Indian Ocean and 55 TL
1997 Lucigadus acrolophus Western Central Pacific 18 TL
2015 Lucigadus borealis Northwest Pacific 19.8 TL
1912 Lucigadus lucifer Western Pacific 11 TL
1878 Lucigadus microlepis Smallfin whiptail Western Pacific 16 TL
1907 Lucigadus nigromaculatus Blackspotted grenadier Indo-West Pacific 34 TL
1912 Lucigadus nigromarginatus Western Pacific.
1968 Lucigadus ori Bronze whiptail Southeast Atlantic and So 22 TL
1971 Lucigadus potronus Southeast Pacific 30.1 TL
1983 Macrosmia phalacra Eastern Indian Ocean
1912 Macrouroides inflaticeps Inflated whiptail Western Central Pacific 48 TL
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
1985 Malacocephalus boretzi Northwest Pacific (Ref. 4 47 TL
1905 Malacocephalus hawaiiensis Hawaiian softhead grenadier Eastern Central Pacific
1843 Malacocephalus laevis Softhead grenadier Atlantic, Indian and Paci 60 TL
1920 Malacocephalus luzonensis Western Central Pacific
1916 Malacocephalus nipponensis Northwest Pacific 52 TL
1885 Malacocephalus occidentalis Western softhead grenadier Atlantic Ocean 45 TL
1987 Malacocephalus okamurai Western Central Atlantic 28 TL
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
1977 Mesobius antipodum Bathypelagic rattail Indo-West Pacific 66 TL
1977 Mesobius berryi Berry's grenadier Eastern Pacific 39.2 TL
1878 Nezumia aequalis Common Atlantic grenadier Atlantic Ocean 36 TL
1970 Nezumia africana Eastern Central Atlantic 24.2 SL
1997 Nezumia aspidentata Western Central Pacific 20 TL
1946 Nezumia atlantica Western Atlantic grenadier Western Central Atlantic 45 TL
1877 Nezumia bairdii Marlin-spike grenadier Northwest Atlantic 40 TL
1925 Nezumia brevibarbata Shortbeard grenadier Southeast Atlantic 26 TL
1889 Nezumia brevirostris Eastern Indian Ocean
1905 Nezumia burragei Pacific Ocean 35 TL
1997 Nezumia cliveri Western Central Pacific 26 TL
1997 Nezumia coheni Cohen's whiptail Western Pacific 40 TL
1904 Nezumia condylura Japanese pugnose grenadier Northwest Pacific 21 TL
1899 Nezumia convergens Peruvian grenadier Eastern Pacific 30 TL
1973 Nezumia cyrano Western Central Atlantic. 33 TL
1916 Nezumia darus Northwest Pacific 32 TL
1970 Nezumia duodecim Twelve-rayed grenadier Southeast Atlantic 25 TL
1897 Nezumia ectenes Eastern Central Pacific
1920 Nezumia evides Western Central Pacific.
1897 Nezumia holocentra Eastern Central Pacific 18.1 TL
1920 Nezumia infranudis Western Pacific
1889 Nezumia investigatoris Northeast Indian Ocean
1970 Nezumia kamoharai Northwest Pacific 38 TL
1999 Nezumia kapala Kapala whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean and 41 TL
2001 Nezumia kensmithi Blunt-nosed grenadier Eastern Central Pacific 39.8 TL
1899 Nezumia latirostrata Broadsnout grenadier Eastern Pacific 23 TL
1999 Nezumia leucoura Whitetail whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean 23 TL
1890 Nezumia liolepis Smooth grenadier Eastern Central Pacific 30 TL
1933 Nezumia longebarbata Bluntnose grenadier Atlantic Ocean 40.5 TL
1899 Nezumia loricata Parrot grenadier Eastern Indian Ocean 30 TL
1999 Nezumia merretti Merret's whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean 24.5 TL
1970 Nezumia micronychodon Smalltooth grenadier Eastern Central Atlantic 34 TL
1973 Nezumia milleri Miller's grenadier Southeast Atlantic 38 TL
1980 Nezumia namatahi Squashed face rattail Southwest Pacific 35 TL
1905 Nezumia obliquata Pacific 39.8 TL
1899 Nezumia orbitalis Spectacled grenadier Eastern Pacific 20 TL
1977 Nezumia parini Parin's grenadier Eastern Pacific 23 TL
1889 Nezumia polylepis Indian Ocean 14.3 TL
1897 Nezumia propinqua Aloha grenadier Indo-Pacific 27 TL
1912 Nezumia proxima Short-tail grenadier Western Pacific 37 TL
1916 Nezumia pudens Atacama grenadier Southeast Pacific 40 TL
1971 Nezumia pulchella Thumb grenadier Southeast Pacific 30 TL
1838 Nezumia sclerorhynchus Roughtip grenadier Atlantic Ocean 36 TL
1889 Nezumia semiquincunciata Indian Ocean 27 TL
2012 Nezumia shinoharai Shinohara’s grenadier Northwest Pacific 24.4 TL
1999 Nezumia soela Soela whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean 35 TL
1916 Nezumia spinosa Sawspine whiptail Indian Ocean 28 TL
1890 Nezumia stelgidolepis California grenadier Eastern Pacific 45 TL
1973 Nezumia suilla Western Central Atlantic. 25.2 TL
1985 Nezumia tinro Northwest Pacific 36 TL
1980 Nezumia toi Southwest Pacific
1963 Nezumia tomiyamai Northwest Pacific 35 TL
1994 Nezumia umbracincta Southeast Atlantic and So 38.5 TL
1979 Nezumia ventralis Southeast Pacific 32.8 TL
1999 Nezumia wularnia Wularni whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean 37 TL
1939 Odontomacrurus murrayi Roundhead grenadier Atlantic, Indian and Paci 64 TL
1927 Paracetonurus flagellicauda Northeast Atlantic 39.3 TL
1982 Pseudocetonurus septifer Northwest Pacific 39 TL
1916 Pseudonezumia cetonuropsis Northwest Pacific 27 TL
1970 Pseudonezumia japonicus Northwest Pacific 34 TL
1912 Pseudonezumia parvipes Western Central Pacific 30 TL
1982 Pseudonezumia pusilla Tiny whiptail Indo-West Pacific. 25 TL
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
1997 Spicomacrurus adelscotti Celebration whiptail Eastern Indian to Western 16 TL
2011 Spicomacrurus dictyogadus Net-throat grenadier Western Pacific 24.3 TL
1938 Spicomacrurus kuronumai Kuronuma's whiptail Northwest Pacific 20 TL
2011 Spicomacrurus mccoskeri McCosker’s grenadier Pacific Ocean 19.2 TL
1916 Squalogadus modificatus Tadpole whiptail Atlantic and Pacific 35 TL
1997 Trachonurus gagates Velvet whiptail Western Pacific 47.8 TL
1997 Trachonurus robinsi Western Central Pacific 25 TL
1897 Trachonurus sentipellis Shaggy whiptail Eastern Central Pacific 31.1 TL
1885 Trachonurus sulcatus Bristly grenadier North Atlantic 50 TL
1877 Trachonurus villosus Furry whiptail Worldwide 60 TL
1999 Trachonurus yiwardaus Yiwarda whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean 50 TL
1995 Trachyrincus aphyodes Southwest Pacific
1892 Trachyrincus helolepis Armourhead grenadier Southeast Pacific 46 TL
1878 Trachyrincus longirostris Slender unicorn rattail Southwest Pacific 60 TL
1887 Trachyrincus murrayi Roughnose grenadier Northeast Atlantic 37 TL
1810 Trachyrincus scabrus Roughsnout grenadier Eastern Atlantic 60 TL
1971 Trachyrincus villegai Grey grenadier Southeast Pacific 44 TL
1897 Ventrifossa atherodon Arrowtooth grenadier Pacific Ocean 31 TL
1897 Ventrifossa ctenomelas Hawaiian grenadier Eastern Central Pacific 31 TL
1920 Ventrifossa divergens Plainfin grenadier Indian Ocean 30 TL
1982 Ventrifossa fusca Northwest Pacific 61 TL
1904 Ventrifossa garmani Sagami grenadier Northwest Pacific 31 TL
1999 Ventrifossa gomoni Pale smiling whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean 30 TL
1982 Ventrifossa johnboborum Snoutscale whiptail Indo-Pacific 47.5 TL
1982 Ventrifossa longibarbata Northwest Pacific 31 TL
1992 Ventrifossa macrodon Southeast Pacific 40 TL
1973 Ventrifossa macropogon Longbeard grenadier Western Central Atlantic 45 TL
1982 Ventrifossa macroptera Palau grenadier Pacific Ocean 40 TL
1904 Ventrifossa misakia Misaki grenadier Northwest Pacific 40 TL
1973 Ventrifossa mucocephalus Slimehead grenadier Western Central Atlantic 40 TL
1994 Ventrifossa mystax Western Indian Ocean 30 TL
1935 Ventrifossa nasuta Conesnout grenadier Western Indian Ocean 41 TL
1920 Ventrifossa nigrodorsalis Spinaker grenadier Western Pacific 34 TL
1992 Ventrifossa obtusirostris Southeast Pacific 30 TL
1999 Ventrifossa paxtoni Thinbarbel whiptail Western Central Pacific 48 TL
1891 Ventrifossa petersonii Peterson's grenadier Indian Ocean 42 TL
1984 Ventrifossa rhipidodorsalis Western Pacific 21 TL
1984 Ventrifossa saikaiensis Western Pacific 25 TL
1999 Ventrifossa sazonovi Dark smiling whiptail Western Pacific 34 TL
1992 Ventrifossa teres Southeast Pacific 24 TL
1997 Ventrifossa vinolenta Western Central Pacific 23 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