Malacocephalus

Malacocephalus is a genus of rattails.

Malacocephalus
Malacocephalus hawaiiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Subfamily: Macrourinae
Genus: Malacocephalus
Günther, 1862
Type species
Macrourus laevis
Lowe, 1843
Synonyms

Pawnurus Parr, 1946

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Malacocephalus in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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