Spicomacrurus
Appearance
Spicomacrurus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gadiformes |
Family: | Macrouridae |
Subfamily: | Macrourinae |
Genus: | Spicomacrurus Okamura, 1970 |
Type species | |
Hymenocephalus kuronumai Kamohara, 1938
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Spicomacrurus is a genus of rattails.
Species
[edit]There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Spicomacrurus adelscotti (Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997) (Celebration whiptail)
- Spicomacrurus dictyogadus Iwamoto, K. T. Shao & H. C. Ho, 2011 (Net-throat grenadier)
- Spicomacrurus kuronumai (Kamohara, 1938) (Kuronuma's whiptail)
- Spicomacrurus mccoskeri Iwamoto, K. T. Shao & H. C. Ho, 2011 (McCosker's grenadier)
References
[edit]- ^ Schwarzhans, W. (2014): Head and otolith morphology of the genera Hymenocephalus, Hymenogadus and Spicomacrurus (Macrouridae), with the description of three new species. Zootaxa, 3888 (1): 1–73.