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Mataeocephalus
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderGadiformes
- FamilyMacrouridae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 26
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Macrouridae
- Collections
- NMV, NHMUK, MNHN, CAS, AM
- Recorded in
- Australia, New Caledonia, PolynéSie FrançAise, Vanuatu, Salomon(I.), Loyaute(I.), Fidji(I.)
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- Parent taxon
- Macrourinae
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- Mataeocephalus
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Mataeocephalus is a genus of rattails.
==Species== There are currently six recognized species in this genus: Mataeocephalus acipenserinus (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) (Sturgeon grenadier) Mataeocephalus adustus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 Mataeocephalus cristatus Sazonov, Shcherbachev & Iwamoto, 2003 Mataeocephalus hyostomus (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) Mataeocephalus kotlyari Sazonov, Shcherbachev & Iwamoto, 2003 (Kotlyar's whiptail) Mataeocephalus tenuicauda (Garman, 1899) (Slendertail grenadier)
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