Nezumia

Nezumia is a genus of rattails. The generic name derives from the Japanese 鼠 (nezumi), meaning "mouse".

==Species== There are currently 53 recognized species in this genus: Nezumia aequalis (Günther, 1878) (Common Atlantic grenadier) Nezumia africana (Iwamoto, 1970) Nezumia aspidentata Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997 Nezumia atlantica (A. E. Parr, 1946) (Western Atlantic grenadier) Nezumia bairdii (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1877) (Marlin-spike grenadier) Nezumia brevibarbata (Barnard, 1925) (Short-beard grenadier) Nezumia brevirostris (Alcock, 1889) Nezumia burragei (C. H. Gilbert, 1905) Nezumia cliveri Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997 Nezumia coheni Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997 (Cohen's whiptail) Nezumia condylura D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1904 (Japanese pugnose grenadier) Nezumia convergens (Garman, 1899) (Peruvian grenadier) Nezumia cyrano N. B. Marshall & Iwamoto, 1973 Nezumia darus (C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1916) Nezumia duodecim Iwamoto, 1970 (Twelve-rayed grenadier) Nezumia ectenes (C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) Nezumia evides (C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1920) Nezumia holocentra (C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) Nezumia infranudis (C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1920) Nezumia investigatoris (Alcock, 1888) Nezumia kamoharai Okamura, 1970 Nezumia kapala Iwamoto & A. Williams, 1999 (Kapala whiptail) Nezumia kensmithi R. R. Wilson, 2001 (Blunt-nosed whiptail) Nezumia latirostrata (Garman, 1899) (Broad-snout grenadier) Nezumia leucoura Iwamoto & A. Williams, 1999 (White-tail whiptail) Nezumia liolepis (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Smooth grenadier) Nezumia longebarbata (Roule & Angel, 1933) (Blunt-nose grenadier) Nezumia loricata (Garman, 1899) (Parrot grenadier) Nezumia merretti Iwamoto & A. Williams, 1999 (Merrett's whiptail) Nezumia micronychodon Iwamoto, 1970 (Small-tooth grenadier) Nezumia milleri Iwamoto, 1973 (Miller's grenadier) Nezumia namatahi McCann & D. G. McKnight, 1980 (Squashed-face rattail) Nezumia obliquata (C. H. Gilbert, 1905) Nezumia orbitalis (Garman, 1899) (Spectacled grenadier) Nezumia parini C. L. Hubbs & Iwamoto, 1977 (Parin's grenadier) Nezumia polylepis (Alcock, 1889) Nezumia propinqua (C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) (Aloha grenadier) Nezumia proxima (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) (Short-tail grenadier) Nezumia pudens C. H. Gilbert & W. F. Thompson, 1916 (Atacama grenadier) Nezumia pulchella (Pequeño, 1971) (Thumb grenadier) Nezumia sclerorhynchus (Valenciennes, 1838) (Rough-tip grenadier) Nezumia semiquincunciata (Alcock, 1889) Nezumia shinoharai Nakayama & Endo, 2012 Nezumia soela Iwamoto & A. Williams, 1999 (Soela whiptail) Nezumia spinosa (C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1916) (Saw-spine whiptail) Nezumia stelgidolepis (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (California grenadier) Nezumia suilla N. B. Marshall & Iwamoto, 1973 Nezumia tinro Sazonov, 1985 Nezumia toi McCann & D. G. McKnight, 1980 Nezumia tomiyamai (Okamura, 1963) Nezumia umbracincta Iwamoto & M. E. Anderson, 1994 Nezumia ventralis C. L. Hubbs & Iwamoto, 1979 Nezumia wularnia Iwamoto & A. Williams, 1999 (Wularni whiptail)