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

Genus: Macrourus

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Macrourus berglax Roughhead grenadier North Atlantic 110 TL 1801
Macrourus caml Caml grenadier Southern Ocean 58.9 TL 2012
Macrourus carinatus Ridge scaled rattail Southern Atlantic, Indian 100 TL 1878
Macrourus holotrachys Bigeye grenadier Southwest Atlantic 80 TL 1878
Macrourus whitsoni Whitson's grenadier Southern Ocean 84 TL 1913



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