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Family: Macrouridae Grenadiers or rattails



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Max. Length 11 cm TL
 
Lucigadus lucifer
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Lucigadus microlepis (Günther, 1878)

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Lucigadus microlepis
[Smallfin whiptail]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Lucigadus nigromaculatus (McCulloch, 1907)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Lucigadus nigromaculatus
[Blackspotted grenadier]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific.

Lucigadus nigromarginatus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Lucigadus nigromarginatus
[]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Southeast Atlantic and So
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Lucigadus ori (Smith, 1968)

Photo by Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Lucigadus ori
[Bronze whiptail]
No picture found

Max. Length 30.1 cm TL
 
Lucigadus potronus
[]
No picture found
 
Macrosmia phalacra
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Atlantic
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Macrourus berglax Lacepède, 1801

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Macrourus berglax
[Roughhead grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 58.9 cm TL
 
Macrourus caml
[Caml grenadier]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southern Atlantic, Indian
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Macrourus carinatus (Günther, 1878)

Photo by Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Macrourus carinatus
[Ridge scaled rattail]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Macrourus holotrachys Günther, 1878

Photo by Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Macrourus holotrachys
[Bigeye grenadier]

Photo by Shandikov, G.A.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 84 cm TL
Macrourus whitsoni (Regan, 1913)

Photo by Photo by Shandikov, G.A.
 
Macrourus whitsoni
[Whitson's grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 47 cm TL
 
Malacocephalus boretzi
[]
No picture found
 
Malacocephalus hawaiiensis
[Hawaiian softhead grenadier]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Malacocephalus laevis (Lowe, 1843)

Photo by Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Malacocephalus laevis
[Softhead grenadier]

Photo by MNHN

Western Central Pacific

Malacocephalus luzonensis Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920

Photo by Photo by MNHN
 
Malacocephalus luzonensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 52 cm TL
 
Malacocephalus nipponensis
[]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Malacocephalus occidentalis Goode & Bean, 1885

Photo by Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Malacocephalus occidentalis
[Western softhead grenadier]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Malacocephalus okamurai Iwamoto & Arai, 1987

Photo by Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Malacocephalus okamurai
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-Pacific, tropical wa
Max. Length 22.5 cm TL
Mataeocephalus acipenserinus (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Mataeocephalus acipenserinus
[Sturgeon grenadier]

Photo by MNHN

Western Pacific

Mataeocephalus adustus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

Photo by Photo by MNHN
 
Mataeocephalus adustus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 27.1 cm TL
 
Mataeocephalus cristatus
[]
No picture found
 
Mataeocephalus hyostomus
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 22.5 cm TL
Mataeocephalus kotlyari Sazonov, Shcherbachev & Iwamoto, 2003

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Mataeocephalus kotlyari
[Kotlyar's whiptail]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Mataeocephalus tenuicauda (Garman, 1899)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Mataeocephalus tenuicauda
[Slendertail grenadier]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 66 cm TL
Mesovagus antipodum (Hubbs & Iwamoto, 1977)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Mesovagus antipodum
[Bathypelagic rattail]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 39.2 cm TL
Mesovagus berryi (Hubbs & Iwamoto, 1977)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Mesovagus berryi
[Berry's grenadier]

Photo by JAMARC

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Nezumia aequalis (Günther, 1878)

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Nezumia aequalis
[Common Atlantic grenadier]

Photo by González, J.A./ULPGC

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 24.2 cm SL
Nezumia africana (Iwamoto, 1970)

Photo by Photo by González, J.A./ULPGC
 
Nezumia africana
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Nezumia aspidentata
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Nezumia atlantica (Parr, 1946)

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Nezumia atlantica
[Western Atlantic grenadier]

Photo by Román Marcote, E.

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Nezumia bairdii (Goode & Bean, 1877)

Photo by Photo by Román Marcote, E.
 
Nezumia bairdii
[Marlin-spike grenadier]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Nezumia brevibarbata (Barnard, 1925)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Nezumia brevibarbata
[Shortbeard grenadier]
No picture found
 
Nezumia brevirostris
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Nezumia burragei
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 26 cm TL
 
Nezumia cliveri
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Nezumia coheni Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Nezumia coheni
[Cohen's whiptail]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Nezumia condylura Jordan & Gilbert, 1904

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Nezumia condylura
[Japanese pugnose grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Nezumia convergens (Garman, 1899)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Nezumia convergens
[Peruvian grenadier]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Central Atlantic.
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Nezumia cyrano Marshall & Iwamoto, 1973

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Nezumia cyrano
[]

Photo by González, J.A./ULPGC

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Nezumia duodecim Iwamoto, 1970

Photo by Photo by González, J.A./ULPGC
 
Nezumia duodecim
[Twelve-rayed grenadier]
No picture found
 
Nezumia ectenes
[]
No picture found
 
Nezumia evides
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 18.1 cm TL
 
Nezumia holocentra
[]
No picture found
 
Nezumia infranudis
[]
No picture found
 
Nezumia investigatoris
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 38 cm TL
 
Nezumia kamoharai
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Nezumia kapala Iwamoto & Williams, 1999

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Nezumia kapala
[Kapala whiptail]
No picture found

Max. Length 39.8 cm TL
 
Nezumia kensmithi
[Blunt-nosed grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Nezumia latirostrata (Garman, 1899)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Nezumia latirostrata
[Broadsnout grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 23 cm TL
 
Nezumia leucoura
[Whitetail whiptail]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 30.5 cm TL
Nezumia liolepis (Gilbert, 1890)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Nezumia liolepis
[Smooth grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 40.5 cm TL
 
Nezumia longebarbata
[Bluntnose grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Nezumia loricata
[Parrot grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 24.5 cm TL
 
Nezumia merretti
[Merret's whiptail]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Nezumia micronychodon Iwamoto, 1970

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Nezumia micronychodon
[Smalltooth grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Nezumia milleri Iwamoto, 1973

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Nezumia milleri
[Miller's grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Nezumia namatahi
[Squashed face rattail]
No picture found

Max. Length 39.8 cm TL
 
Nezumia obliquata
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Nezumia orbitalis (Garman, 1899)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Nezumia orbitalis
[Spectacled grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Nezumia parini Hubbs & Iwamoto, 1977

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Nezumia parini
[Parin's grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.3 cm TL
 
Nezumia polylepis
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Nezumia propinqua (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Nezumia propinqua
[Aloha grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Nezumia proxima (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Nezumia proxima
[Short-tail grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Nezumia pudens Gilbert & Thompson, 1916

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Nezumia pudens
[Atacama grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Nezumia pulchella (Pequeño, 1971)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Nezumia pulchella
[Thumb grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 45 cm TL
 
Nezumia rara
[]

Photo by FAO

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Nezumia sclerorhynchus (Valenciennes, 1838)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Nezumia sclerorhynchus
[Roughtip grenadier]

Photo by SFSA

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Nezumia semiquincunciata (Alcock, 1889)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Nezumia semiquincunciata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 24.4 cm TL
 
Nezumia shinoharai
[Shinohara’s grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Nezumia soela
[Soela whiptail]

Photo by MNHN

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Nezumia spinosa (Gilbert & Hubbs, 1916)

Photo by Photo by MNHN
 
Nezumia spinosa
[Sawspine whiptail]

Photo by Butler, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 84 cm TL
Nezumia stelgidolepis (Gilbert, 1890)

Photo by Photo by Butler, J.
 
Nezumia stelgidolepis
[California grenadier]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Central Atlantic.
Max. Length 25.2 cm TL
Nezumia suilla Marshall & Iwamoto, 1973

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Nezumia suilla
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 36 cm TL
 
Nezumia tinro
[]
No picture found
 
Nezumia toi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Nezumia tomiyamai
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 38.5 cm TL
 
Nezumia umbracincta
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 32.8 cm TL
 
Nezumia ventralis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 37 cm TL
 
Nezumia wularnia
[Wularni whiptail]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 64 cm TL
Odontomacrurus murrayi Norman, 1939

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Odontomacrurus murrayi
[Roundhead grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 39.3 cm TL
 
Paracetonurus flagellicauda
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 39 cm TL
Pseudocetonurus septifer Sazonov & Shcherbachev, 1982

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Pseudocetonurus septifer
[]

Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Pseudonezumia cetonuropsis (Gilbert & Hubbs, 1916)

Photo by Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Pseudonezumia cetonuropsis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 34 cm TL
 
Pseudonezumia japonica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Pseudonezumia parvipes
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Pseudonezumia pusilla
[Tiny whiptail]
No picture found
 
Sphagemacrurus decimalis
[]
No picture found
 
Sphagemacrurus gibber
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Sphagemacrurus grenadae (Parr, 1946)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Sphagemacrurus grenadae
[Pugnose grenadier]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Sphagemacrurus hirundo (Collett, 1896)

Photo by Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Sphagemacrurus hirundo
[Swallow grenadier]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Sphagemacrurus pumiliceps (Alcock, 1894)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Sphagemacrurus pumiliceps
[Dwarf whiptail]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Sphagemacrurus richardi (Weber, 1913)

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Sphagemacrurus richardi
[Richard's whiptail]

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Eastern Indian to Western
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Spicomacrurus adelscotti (Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997)

Photo by Photo by Schwarzhans, W.
 
Spicomacrurus adelscotti
[Celebration whiptail]

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 24.3 cm TL
Spicomacrurus dictyogadus Iwamoto, Shao & Ho, 2011

Photo by Photo by Schwarzhans, W.
 
Spicomacrurus dictyogadus
[Net-throat grenadier]

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Spicomacrurus kuronumai (Kamohara, 1938)

Photo by Photo by Schwarzhans, W.
 
Spicomacrurus kuronumai
[Kuronuma's whiptail]

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 19.2 cm TL
Spicomacrurus mccoskeri Iwamoto, Shao & Ho, 2011

Photo by Photo by Schwarzhans, W.
 
Spicomacrurus mccoskeri
[McCosker’s grenadier]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 47.8 cm TL
Trachonurus gagates Iwamoto & McMillan, 1997

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Trachonurus gagates
[Velvet whiptail]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Trachonurus robinsi
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 31.1 cm TL
Trachonurus sentipellis Gilbert & Cramer, 1897

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Trachonurus sentipellis
[Shaggy whiptail]

Photo by FAO

North Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Trachonurus sulcatus (Goode & Bean, 1885)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Trachonurus sulcatus
[Bristly grenadier]

Photo by SFSA

Worldwide
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Trachonurus villosus (Günther, 1877)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Trachonurus villosus
[Furry whiptail]
No picture found

Max. Length 50 cm TL
 
Trachonurus yiwardaus
[Yiwarda whiptail]

Photo by FAO

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Ventrifossa atherodon (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Ventrifossa atherodon
[Arrowtooth grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Ventrifossa ctenomelas (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Ventrifossa ctenomelas
[Hawaiian grenadier]

Photo by SFSA

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Ventrifossa divergens Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Ventrifossa divergens
[Plainfin grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 61 cm TL
 
Ventrifossa fusca
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Ventrifossa garmani (Jordan & Gilbert, 1904)

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Ventrifossa garmani
[Sagami grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Ventrifossa gomoni
[Pale smiling whiptail]

Photo by Graham, K.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 47.5 cm TL
Ventrifossa johnboborum Iwamoto, 1982

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Ventrifossa johnboborum
[Snoutscale whiptail]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Ventrifossa longibarbata Okamura, 1982

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Ventrifossa longibarbata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Ventrifossa macrodon
[]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Ventrifossa macropogon Marshall, 1973

Photo by Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Ventrifossa macropogon
[Longbeard grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Ventrifossa macroptera Okamura, 1982

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Ventrifossa macroptera
[Palau grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Ventrifossa misakia
[Misaki grenadier]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Ventrifossa mucocephalus Marshall, 1973

Photo by Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Ventrifossa mucocephalus
[Slimehead grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Ventrifossa mystax
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Ventrifossa nasuta (Smith, 1935)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Ventrifossa nasuta
[Conesnout grenadier]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Ventrifossa nigrodorsalis Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Ventrifossa nigrodorsalis
[Spinaker grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Ventrifossa obtusirostris
[]

Photo by Mullasseri, S.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 48 cm TL
Ventrifossa paxtoni Iwamoto & Williams, 1999

Photo by Photo by Mullasseri, S.
 
Ventrifossa paxtoni
[Thinbarbel whiptail]

Photo by FAO

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Ventrifossa petersonii (Alcock, 1891)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Ventrifossa petersonii
[Peterson's grenadier]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Ventrifossa rhipidodorsalis Okamura, 1984

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Ventrifossa rhipidodorsalis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Ventrifossa saikaiensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 34 cm TL
 
Ventrifossa sazonovi
[Dark smiling whiptail]
No picture found

Max. Length 24 cm TL
 
Ventrifossa teres
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 23 cm TL
 
Ventrifossa vinolenta
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Lucigadus lucifer Western Pacific 11 TL 1912
Lucigadus microlepis Smallfin whiptail Western Pacific 16 TL 1878
Lucigadus nigromaculatus Blackspotted grenadier Indo-West Pacific 34 TL 1907
Lucigadus nigromarginatus Western Pacific. 1912
Lucigadus ori Bronze whiptail Southeast Atlantic and So 22 TL 1968
Lucigadus potronus Southeast Pacific 30.1 TL 1971
Macrosmia phalacra Eastern Indian Ocean 1983
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
Malacocephalus boretzi Northwest Pacific (Ref. 4 47 TL 1985
Malacocephalus hawaiiensis Hawaiian softhead grenadier Eastern Central Pacific 1905
Malacocephalus laevis Softhead grenadier Atlantic, Indian and Paci 60 TL 1843
Malacocephalus luzonensis Western Central Pacific 1920
Malacocephalus nipponensis Northwest Pacific 52 TL 1916
Malacocephalus occidentalis Western softhead grenadier Atlantic Ocean 45 TL 1885
Malacocephalus okamurai Western Central Atlantic 28 TL 1987
Mataeocephalus acipenserinus Sturgeon grenadier Indo-Pacific, tropical wa 22.5 TL 1897
Mataeocephalus adustus Western Pacific 1912
Mataeocephalus cristatus Indo-West Pacific 27.1 TL 2003
Mataeocephalus hyostomus Western Central Pacific 1912
Mataeocephalus kotlyari Kotlyar's whiptail Southwestern Pacific 22.5 TL 2003
Mataeocephalus tenuicauda Slendertail grenadier Eastern Pacific 30 TL 1899
Mesovagus antipodum Bathypelagic rattail Indo-West Pacific 66 TL 1977
Mesovagus berryi Berry's grenadier Eastern Pacific 39.2 TL 1977
Nezumia aequalis Common Atlantic grenadier Atlantic Ocean 36 TL 1878
Nezumia africana Eastern Central Atlantic 24.2 SL 1970
Nezumia aspidentata Western Central Pacific 20 TL 1997
Nezumia atlantica Western Atlantic grenadier Western Central Atlantic 45 TL 1946
Nezumia bairdii Marlin-spike grenadier Northwest Atlantic 40 TL 1877
Nezumia brevibarbata Shortbeard grenadier Southeast Atlantic 26 TL 1925
Nezumia brevirostris Eastern Indian Ocean 1889
Nezumia burragei Pacific Ocean 35 TL 1905
Nezumia cliveri Western Central Pacific 26 TL 1997
Nezumia coheni Cohen's whiptail Western Pacific 40 TL 1997
Nezumia condylura Japanese pugnose grenadier Northwest Pacific 21 TL 1904
Nezumia convergens Peruvian grenadier Eastern Pacific 30 TL 1899
Nezumia cyrano Western Central Atlantic. 33 TL 1973
Nezumia duodecim Twelve-rayed grenadier Southeast Atlantic 25 TL 1970
Nezumia ectenes Eastern Central Pacific 1897
Nezumia evides Western Central Pacific. 1920
Nezumia holocentra Eastern Central Pacific 18.1 TL 1897
Nezumia infranudis Western Pacific 1920
Nezumia investigatoris Northeast Indian Ocean 1889
Nezumia kamoharai Northwest Pacific 38 TL 1970
Nezumia kapala Kapala whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean and 41 TL 1999
Nezumia kensmithi Blunt-nosed grenadier Eastern Central Pacific 39.8 TL 2001
Nezumia latirostrata Broadsnout grenadier Eastern Pacific 23 TL 1899
Nezumia leucoura Whitetail whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean 23 TL 1999
Nezumia liolepis Smooth grenadier Eastern Central Pacific 30.5 TL 1890
Nezumia longebarbata Bluntnose grenadier Atlantic Ocean 40.5 TL 1933
Nezumia loricata Parrot grenadier Eastern Indian Ocean 30 TL 1899
Nezumia merretti Merret's whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean 24.5 TL 1999
Nezumia micronychodon Smalltooth grenadier Eastern Central Atlantic 34 TL 1970
Nezumia milleri Miller's grenadier Southeast Atlantic 38 TL 1973
Nezumia namatahi Squashed face rattail Southwest Pacific 35 TL 1980
Nezumia obliquata Pacific 39.8 TL 1905
Nezumia orbitalis Spectacled grenadier Eastern Pacific 20 TL 1899
Nezumia parini Parin's grenadier Eastern Pacific 23 TL 1977
Nezumia polylepis Indian Ocean 14.3 TL 1889
Nezumia propinqua Aloha grenadier Indo-Pacific 27 TL 1897
Nezumia proxima Short-tail grenadier Western Pacific 37 TL 1912
Nezumia pudens Atacama grenadier Southeast Pacific 40 TL 1916
Nezumia pulchella Thumb grenadier Southeast Pacific 30 TL 1971
Nezumia rara Northwest Pacific 45 TL 2020
Nezumia sclerorhynchus Roughtip grenadier Atlantic Ocean 36 TL 1838
Nezumia semiquincunciata Indian Ocean 27 TL 1889
Nezumia shinoharai Shinohara’s grenadier Northwest Pacific 24.4 TL 2012
Nezumia soela Soela whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean 35 TL 1999
Nezumia spinosa Sawspine whiptail Indian Ocean 28 TL 1916
Nezumia stelgidolepis California grenadier Eastern Pacific 84 TL 1890
Nezumia suilla Western Central Atlantic. 25.2 TL 1973
Nezumia tinro Northwest Pacific 36 TL 1985
Nezumia toi Southwest Pacific 1980
Nezumia tomiyamai Northwest Pacific 35 TL 1963
Nezumia umbracincta Southeast Atlantic and So 38.5 TL 1994
Nezumia ventralis Southeast Pacific 32.8 TL 1979
Nezumia wularnia Wularni whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean 37 TL 1999
Odontomacrurus murrayi Roundhead grenadier Atlantic, Indian and Paci 64 TL 1939
Paracetonurus flagellicauda Northeast Atlantic 39.3 TL 1927
Pseudocetonurus septifer Northwest Pacific 39 TL 1982
Pseudonezumia cetonuropsis Northwest Pacific 27 TL 1916
Pseudonezumia japonica Northwest Pacific 34 TL 1970
Pseudonezumia parvipes Western Central Pacific 30 TL 1912
Pseudonezumia pusilla Tiny whiptail Indo-West Pacific. 25 TL 1982
Sphagemacrurus decimalis Western Central Pacific. 1920
Sphagemacrurus gibber Eastern Central Pacific 1897
Sphagemacrurus grenadae Pugnose grenadier Western Central Atlantic 25 TL 1946
Sphagemacrurus hirundo Swallow grenadier Eastern Central Atlantic 21 TL 1896
Sphagemacrurus pumiliceps Dwarf whiptail Indo-Pacific 25 TL 1894
Sphagemacrurus richardi Richard's whiptail Indo-West Pacific 20 TL 1913
Spicomacrurus adelscotti Celebration whiptail Eastern Indian to Western 16 TL 1997
Spicomacrurus dictyogadus Net-throat grenadier Western Pacific 24.3 TL 2011
Spicomacrurus kuronumai Kuronuma's whiptail Northwest Pacific 20 TL 1938
Spicomacrurus mccoskeri McCosker’s grenadier Pacific Ocean 19.2 TL 2011
Trachonurus gagates Velvet whiptail Western Pacific 47.8 TL 1997
Trachonurus robinsi Western Central Pacific 25 TL 1997
Trachonurus sentipellis Shaggy whiptail Eastern Central Pacific 31.1 TL 1897
Trachonurus sulcatus Bristly grenadier North Atlantic 50 TL 1885
Trachonurus villosus Furry whiptail Worldwide 60 TL 1877
Trachonurus yiwardaus Yiwarda whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean 50 TL 1999
Ventrifossa atherodon Arrowtooth grenadier Pacific Ocean 31 TL 1897
Ventrifossa ctenomelas Hawaiian grenadier Eastern Central Pacific 31 TL 1897
Ventrifossa divergens Plainfin grenadier Indian Ocean 30 TL 1920
Ventrifossa fusca Northwest Pacific 61 TL 1982
Ventrifossa garmani Sagami grenadier Northwest Pacific 31 TL 1904
Ventrifossa gomoni Pale smiling whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean 30 TL 1999
Ventrifossa johnboborum Snoutscale whiptail Indo-Pacific 47.5 TL 1982
Ventrifossa longibarbata Northwest Pacific 31 TL 1982
Ventrifossa macrodon Southeast Pacific 40 TL 1992
Ventrifossa macropogon Longbeard grenadier Western Central Atlantic 45 TL 1973
Ventrifossa macroptera Palau grenadier Pacific Ocean 40 TL 1982
Ventrifossa misakia Misaki grenadier Northwest Pacific 40 TL 1904
Ventrifossa mucocephalus Slimehead grenadier Western Central Atlantic 40 TL 1973
Ventrifossa mystax Western Indian Ocean 30 TL 1994
Ventrifossa nasuta Conesnout grenadier Western Indian Ocean 41 TL 1935
Ventrifossa nigrodorsalis Spinaker grenadier Western Pacific 34 TL 1920
Ventrifossa obtusirostris Southeast Pacific 30 TL 1992
Ventrifossa paxtoni Thinbarbel whiptail Western Central Pacific 48 TL 1999
Ventrifossa petersonii Peterson's grenadier Indian Ocean 42 TL 1891
Ventrifossa rhipidodorsalis Western Pacific 21 TL 1984
Ventrifossa saikaiensis Western Pacific 25 TL 1984
Ventrifossa sazonovi Dark smiling whiptail Western Pacific 34 TL 1999
Ventrifossa teres Southeast Pacific 24 TL 1992
Ventrifossa vinolenta Western Central Pacific 23 TL 1997



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013