Genus of fishes
Macruronus is a genus of merluccid hakes .[ 1] [ 2] Most are found in southern oceans off Argentina , Chile , South Africa , Australia and New Zealand , but M. maderensis (which is in need of taxonomic review) is only known from Madeira .[ 2] [ 3] Members of this genus reach 1–1.3 m (3.3–4.3 ft) in length depending on the exact species involved.[ 2]
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[ 2]
Note that the Catalog of Fishes considers Macruronus capensis and M. magellanicus (following Leslie and colleagues (2018) and others[ 3] ) as junior synonyms of M. novaezelandiae .[ 4] This leaves the genus with one confirmed species and one with uncertain status.[ 3]
References
^ Eschmeyer, William N. ; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Macruronus " . Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 29 September 2020 .
^ a b c d Froese, Rainer ; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Macruronus " . FishBase . December 2019 version.
^ a b c Leslie, Robin W.; Gon, Ofer & Gouws, Gavin (2018). "The taxonomic status of the South African straptail, Macruronus capensis Davies, 1950 (Pisces, Gadiformes, Macruronidae)" . Zootaxa . 4374 (1): 91–98. doi :10.11646/zootaxa.4374.1.5 . PMID 29689815 .
^ Eschmeyer, William N. ; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Macruronus capensis " . Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 29 September 2020 .