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Hymenocephalus (fish)

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Hymenocephalus
Temporal range: 33.9–0 Ma Early Oligocene to Present[1]
Hymenocephalus italicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Subfamily: Macrourinae
Genus: Hymenocephalus
Giglioli, 1884
Type species
Hymenocephalus italicus
Giglioli, 1884
Synonyms

Hymenogadus Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920

Hymenocephalus is a genus of rattails.

Species

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There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus:

References

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  1. ^ Sepkoski, J. (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ a b c 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.
  4. ^ 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.