Fish Identification: Find Species

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

Genus: Malacocephalus

(See list of species below)


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7 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 47 cm TL
 
Malacocephalus boretzi
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Max. Length 36.6 cm TL
 
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 Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Malacocephalus laevis
[Softhead grenadier]

Photo by MNHN

Western Central Pacific

Malacocephalus luzonensis Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920

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Malacocephalus luzonensis
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Max. Length 52 cm TL
 
Malacocephalus nipponensis
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Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

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

Photo by 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 Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Malacocephalus okamurai
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Malacocephalus boretzi Northwest Pacific (Ref. 4 47 TL 1985
Malacocephalus hawaiiensis Hawaiian softhead grenadier Eastern Central Pacific 36.6 TL 1905
Malacocephalus laevis Softhead grenadier Atlantic, Indian and Paci 60 TL 1843
Malacocephalus luzonensis Western Central Pacific 1920
Malacocephalus nipponensis Northwest Pacific 52 TL 1916
Malacocephalus occidentalis Western softhead grenadier Atlantic Ocean 45 TL 1885
Malacocephalus okamurai Western Central Atlantic 28 TL 1987



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