Macruronus

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Kingdom Animalia Family Merlucciidae Phylum Chordata Order Gadiformes		Class Actinopterygii Scientific name Macruronus Rank Genus

Similar Macruronus magellanicus, Blue grenadier, Merluccius australis, Argentine hake, Southern blue whiting

Macruronus is a genus of merluccid hakes. 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. Members of this genus reach 1–1.3 m (3.3–4.3 ft) in length depending on the exact species involved.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

Macruronus capensis D. H. Davies, 1950 (Cape grenadier)

Macruronus maderensis Maul, 1951

Macruronus magellanicus Lönnberg, 1907 (Patagonian grenadier)

Macruronus novaezelandiae (Hector, 1871) (blue grenadier)

References

Macruronus Wikipedia

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