Genus Macrourus Bloch, 1786
- Macrourus Bloch, M.E. 1786. Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. Berlin : J. Morino Vol. 2 160 pp. pls 145-180. [150].
Type species:
Macrourus berglax Lacépède, 1801 (Only a single species was listed initially, Macrourus rupestris . The name dates to Gunnerus 1765, which is the type species of Coryphaenoides. The type species from Bloch, 1786 has been regarded as a misidentification of Macrourus berglax Lacépède 1801; we follow current usage.) by monotypy, see Jordan, D.S. 1917. The genera of fishes. Part 1. Stanford University Publications, University Series 27: 1-151 [44].
Introduction
McMillan et al. (2012) revised the genus and presented a key to species.
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Macquarie Island Province (24), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory, Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.)
General References
McMillan, P., Iwamoto, T., Stewart, A. & Smith, P.J. 2012. A new species of grenadier, genus Macrourus (Teleostei, Gadiformes, Macrouridae) from the southern hemisphere and a revision of the genus. Zootaxa 3165: 1-24
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2015 | GADIFORMES | 17-Nov-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |