Fish Identification: Find Species

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

Genus: Mataeocephalus

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6 species (see list below)
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Indo-Pacific, tropical wa
Max. Length 22.5 cm TL
Mataeocephalus acipenserinus (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)

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Mataeocephalus acipenserinus
[Sturgeon grenadier]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 18.3 cm TL
Mataeocephalus adustus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

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Mataeocephalus adustus
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Max. Length 27.1 cm TL
 
Mataeocephalus cristatus
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Mataeocephalus hyostomus
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Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 22.5 cm TL
Mataeocephalus kotlyari Sazonov, Shcherbachev & Iwamoto, 2003

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Mataeocephalus kotlyari
[Kotlyar's whiptail]

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Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Mataeocephalus tenuicauda (Garman, 1899)

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Mataeocephalus tenuicauda
[Slendertail grenadier]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Mataeocephalus acipenserinus Sturgeon grenadier Indo-Pacific, tropical wa 22.5 TL 1897
Mataeocephalus adustus Western Pacific 18.3 TL 1912
Mataeocephalus cristatus Indo-West Pacific 27.1 TL 2003
Mataeocephalus hyostomus Western Central Pacific 1912
Mataeocephalus kotlyari Kotlyar's whiptail Southwestern Pacific 22.5 TL 2003
Mataeocephalus tenuicauda Slendertail grenadier Eastern Pacific 30 TL 1899



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