Fish Identification: Find Species

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

Genus: Spicomacrurus

(See list of species below)


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4 species (see list below)
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Eastern Indian to Western
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Spicomacrurus adelscotti (Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997)

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Spicomacrurus adelscotti
[Celebration whiptail]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 24.3 cm TL
Spicomacrurus dictyogadus Iwamoto, Shao & Ho, 2011

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Spicomacrurus dictyogadus
[Net-throat grenadier]

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Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Spicomacrurus kuronumai (Kamohara, 1938)

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Spicomacrurus kuronumai
[Kuronuma's whiptail]

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Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 19.2 cm TL
Spicomacrurus mccoskeri Iwamoto, Shao & Ho, 2011

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Spicomacrurus mccoskeri
[McCosker's grenadier]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Spicomacrurus adelscotti Celebration whiptail Eastern Indian to Western 16 TL 1997
Spicomacrurus dictyogadus Net-throat grenadier Western Pacific 24.3 TL 2011
Spicomacrurus kuronumai Kuronuma's whiptail Northwest Pacific 20 TL 1938
Spicomacrurus mccoskeri McCosker's grenadier Pacific Ocean 19.2 TL 2011



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