| Paracetonurus flagellicauda | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Macrouridae |
| Genus: | Paracetonurus Marshall, 1973 |
| Species: | P. flagellicauda
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| Binomial name | |
| Paracetonurus flagellicauda (Koefoed, 1927)
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Paracetonurus flagellicauda is a species of fish in the subfamily Macrourinae (grenadiers or rattails).34 Some sources place it in the genus Pseudonezumia.56
Description
Paracetonurus flagellicauda has a slender body, tapering to a string-like tail (hence its specific name flagellicauda, "whip-tail"). It is white with black markings.7 Its length is maximum 39.3 cm (15.5 in).2
Habitat
Paracetonurus flagellicauda lives in the northeast Atlantic Ocean and southwest Indian Ocean, and is common in the Azores.8910 It is bathydemersal, living at 2,250–4,500 m (7,380–14,760 ft). The species may migrate along the mid-ocean ridges to travel between oceans.11
References
References
- Fernandes, P.; Cook, R.; Florin, A.-B.; Lorance, P.; Nielsen, J.; Nedreaas, K.; Conceicao Biscoito, M.J. (2015). "Paracetonurus flagellicauda (Europe assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T67965997A67966025. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Paracetonurus flagellicauda (Koefoed, 1927)". www.marinespecies.org.
- "Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle: Zoologie. 3e série". Le Muséum. September 1, 1976 – via Google Books.
- Quéro, Jean-Claude (September 1, 2003). Guide des poissons de l'Atlantique européen. Delachaux et Niestlé. ISBN 978-2-603-01271-0 – via Google Books.
- "ITIS - Report: Pseudonezumia flagellicauda". www.itis.gov.
- "Pseudonezumia flagellicauda - (Koefoed, 1927)". eunis.eea.europa.eu.
- (PDF) Paracetonurus flagellicauda (Koefoed, 1927) (Macrouridae, Gadiformes, Teleostei), new records from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and Madagascar Plateau
- Orlov, Aleksei M.; Iwamoto, Tomio (September 1, 2008). Grenadiers of the World Oceans: Biology, Stock Assessment, and Fisheries. American Fisheries Society. ISBN 978-1-934874-00-4 – via Google Books.
- "Paracetonurus flagellicauda (Koefoed, 1927)". www.gbif.org.
- "Paracetonurus flagellicauda". www.fishbase.se.
- Priede, I. G. (August 10, 2017). Deep-Sea Fishes: Biology, Diversity, Ecology and Fisheries. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-08382-0 – via Google Books.