''Hymenocephalus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
rattail
Grenadiers or rattails are generally large, brown to black gadiform marine fish of the subfamily Macrourinae, the largest subfamily of the family Macrouridae. Found at great depths from the Arctic to Antarctic, members of this subfamily are am ...
s.
Species
There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Hymenocephalus aeger''
C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1920 (Plain-tail whiptail)
* ''
Hymenocephalus antraeus''
C. H. Gilbert & Cramer Cramer may refer to:
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* Cramer brothers, 18th century publishers
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* Cramer (surname), including a list of people and fictional ...
, 1897
* ''
Hymenocephalus aterrimus''
C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Blackest whiptail)
* ''
Hymenocephalus barbatulus''
C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1920
* ''
Hymenocephalus billsam''
N. B. Marshall & Iwamoto, 1973
* ''
Hymenocephalus fuscus''
P. J. McMillan & Iwamoto, 2014 (Black membranehead)
[McMillan, P. & Iwamoto, T. (2014): Descriptions of four species of grenadier fishes of the genera ''Hymenocephalus'' and ''Hymenogadus'' (Teleostei, Gadiformes, Macrouridae) from the New Zealand region and Tasman Sea, including two new species of ''Hymenocephalus''. ''Zootaxa, 3856 (1): 117–134.'']
* ''
Hymenocephalus grimaldii''
M. C. W. Weber, 1913
* ''
Hymenocephalus hachijoensis''
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...
, 1970
* ''
Hymenocephalus heterolepis''
( Alcock, 1889)
* ''
Hymenocephalus italicus''
Giglioli, 1884 (Glass-head grenadier)
* ''
Hymenocephalus iwamotoi''
Schwarzhans, 2014 (Iwamoto's whiptail)
[Schwarzhans, W. (2014): Head and otolith morphology of the genera ''Hymenocephalus'', ''Hymenogadus'' and ''Spicomacrurus'' (Macrouridae), with the description of three new species. ''Zootaxa, 3888 (1): 1–73.'']
* ''
Hymenocephalus lethonemus''
D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1904
* ''
Hymenocephalus longibarbis''
( Günther, 1887) (Long-barb whiptail)
* ''
Hymenocephalus longipes''
H. M. Smith & Radcliffe
Radcliffe or Radcliff may refer to:
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* Radcliffe Line, a border between India and Pakistan
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* Radcliffe, Greater Manchester
** Radcliffe Tower, the remains of a medieval manor house in the town
** Radcliffe tram stop
* ...
, 1912
* ''
Hymenocephalus maculicaudus''
P. J. McMillan & Iwamoto, 2014 (Spotty-tail membranehead)
* ''
Hymenocephalus megalops''
Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997 (Big-eye whiptail)
* ''
Hymenocephalus nascens''
C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1920 (Nascent membranehead)
* ''
Hymenocephalus neglectissimus''
Sazonov & Iwamoto, 1992
* ''
Hymenocephalus nesaeae''
Merrett & Iwamoto, 2000
* ''
Hymenocephalus papyraceus''
D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1904
* ''
Hymenocephalus punt''
Schwarzhans, 2014
* ''
Hymenocephalus sazonovi''
Schwarzhans, 2014
* ''
Hymenocephalus semipellucidus''
Sazonov & Iwamoto, 1992
* ''
Hymenocephalus striatissimus''
D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1904
* ''
Hymenocephalus striatulus''
C. H. Gilbert, 1905
* ''
Hymenocephalus torvus''
H. M. Smith & Radcliffe
Radcliffe or Radcliff may refer to:
Places
* Radcliffe Line, a border between India and Pakistan
United Kingdom
* Radcliffe, Greater Manchester
** Radcliffe Tower, the remains of a medieval manor house in the town
** Radcliffe tram stop
* ...
, 1912
* ''
Hymenocephalus yamasakiorum''
Nakayama, Endo & Schwarzhans, 2015 (Black-tailed membranehead)
[Nakayama, N., Endo, H. & Schwarzhans, W. (2015): A new grenadier of the genus ''Hymenocephalus'' from Tosa Bay, southern Japan (Actinopterygii: Gadiformes: Macrouridae). ''Ichthyological Research, 62 (4): 504-511.'']
References
Extant Rupelian first appearances
Macrouridae
Rupelian genus first appearances
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