Malacocephalus

Updated on Dec 26, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Macrouridae Rank Genus		Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Gadiformes
Similar Nezumia, Gadiformes, Coelorinchus, Nezumia aequalis, Gadomus

Malacocephalus is a genus of rattails.

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:

Malacocephalus boretzi Sazonov, 1985

Malacocephalus hawaiiensis C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Hawaiian softhead grenadier)

Malacocephalus laevis (R. T. Lowe, 1843) (Softhead grenadier)

Malacocephalus luzonensis C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1920

Malacocephalus nipponensis C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1916

Malacocephalus occidentalis Goode & T. H. Bean, 1885 (Western softhead grenadier)

Malacocephalus okamurai Iwamoto & T. Arai, 1987

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