Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae Grenadiers or rattails

Genus: Lucigadus

(See list of species below)


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8 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Lucigadus acrolophus
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No picture found

Max. Length 19.8 cm TL
 
Lucigadus borealis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11 cm TL
 
Lucigadus lucifer
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Lucigadus microlepis (Günther, 1878)

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Lucigadus microlepis
[Smallfin whiptail]

Photo by FAO

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

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Lucigadus nigromaculatus
[Blackspotted grenadier]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific.
Max. Length 19.3 cm TL
Lucigadus nigromarginatus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)

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Lucigadus nigromarginatus
[]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

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

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Lucigadus ori
[Bronze whiptail]
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Max. Length 30.1 cm TL
 
Lucigadus potronus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Lucigadus acrolophus Western Central Pacific 18 TL 1997
Lucigadus borealis Northwest Pacific 19.8 TL 2015
Lucigadus lucifer Western Pacific 11 TL 1912
Lucigadus microlepis Smallfin whiptail Western Pacific 16 TL 1878
Lucigadus nigromaculatus Blackspotted grenadier Indo-West Pacific 34 TL 1907
Lucigadus nigromarginatus Western Pacific. 19.3 TL 1912
Lucigadus ori Bronze whiptail Southeast Atlantic and So 22 TL 1968
Lucigadus potronus Southeast Pacific 30.1 TL 1971



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