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

Genus: Hymenocephalus

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28 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hymenocephalus aeger Plaintail whiptail Western Pacific 12.7 TL 1920
Hymenocephalus antraeus Eastern Central Pacific 1897
Hymenocephalus aterrimus Blackest whiptail Widespread but patchy and 20 TL 1905
Hymenocephalus barbatulus Western Central Pacific 1920
Hymenocephalus billsam Western Central Atlantic 39.5 TL 1973
Hymenocephalus fuscus Black membranehead Southwest Pacific 14.8 TL 2014
Hymenocephalus grimaldii Western Central Pacific. 1913
Hymenocephalus hachijoensis Northwest Pacific 20 TL 1970
Hymenocephalus heterolepis Eastern Indian Ocean 1889
Hymenocephalus italicus Glasshead grenadier Widespread 25 TL 1884
Hymenocephalus iwamotoi Eastern Indian Ocean 10.3 TL 2014
Hymenocephalus lethonemus Western Pacific 14 TL 1904
Hymenocephalus longibarbis Longbarb whiptail Indo-West Pacific 25.5 TL 1887
Hymenocephalus longiceps Indo-West Pacific. 1912
Hymenocephalus longipes Western Central Pacific 15.5 TL 1912
Hymenocephalus maculicaudus Spottytail membranehead Southwest Pacific 16.3 TL 2014
Hymenocephalus megalops Bigeye whiptail Western Central Pacific 17 TL 1997
Hymenocephalus nascens Nascent membranehead Western Central Pacific 18.2 TL 1920
Hymenocephalus neglectissimus Southeast Pacific 13 TL 1992
Hymenocephalus nesaeae Western Central Pacific 14.3 TL 2000
Hymenocephalus papyraceus Northwest Pacific 10 TL 1904
Hymenocephalus punt Western Indian Ocean 16.8 TL 2014
Hymenocephalus sazonovi Eastern Pacific 13.1 TL 2014
Hymenocephalus semipellucidus Southeast Pacific 16.5 TL 1992
Hymenocephalus striatissimus Northwest Pacific 20 SL 1904
Hymenocephalus striatulus Eastern Central Pacific 18 TL 1905
Hymenocephalus torvus Western Pacific 37 TL 1912
Hymenocephalus yamasakiorum Black-tailed membranehead Northwest Pacific 15.1 TL 2015



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013