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Malacocephalus

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Malacocephalus is a genus of rattails.

Species

マンジュウダラ属

Genus

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassTeleostei
  3. OrderGadiformes
  4. FamilyMacrouridae
Habitatmarine

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Specimen records
21
With media
7
Family
Macrouridae
Collections
TCWC, NHMUK, MNHN, YPM, UF, USNM
Recorded in
Nicaragua, Indonesia, PolynéSie FrançAise, United States, Tanzania, Nouvelle-Caledonie, Salomon(I.), Vanuatu

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Macrourinae
Image
Malacocephalus laevis.jpg
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Commons category
Malacocephalus
taxon name
Malacocephalus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Malacocephalus
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Species
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Malacocephalus is a genus of rattails.

==Species== There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: Malacocephalus boretzi Sazonov, 1985 Malacocephalus hawaiiensis C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Hawaiian softhead grenadier) Malacocephalus laevis (R. T. Lowe, 1843) (Softhead grenadier) Malacocephalus luzonensis C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1920 Malacocephalus nipponensis C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1916 Malacocephalus occidentalis Goode & T. H. Bean, 1885 (Western softhead grenadier) Malacocephalus okamurai Iwamoto & T. Arai, 1987

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