Paracetonurus flagellicauda

Paracetonurus flagellicauda
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Macrouridae
Genus:	Paracetonurus Marshall, 1973
Species:	P. flagellicauda
Binomial name
Paracetonurus flagellicauda (Koefoed, 1927)
Synonyms[2]
Grenurus flagellicauda Koefoed, 1927 Macrourus flagellicauda Koefoed, 1927 Macrurus flagellicauda Koefoed, 1927 Pseudonezumia flagellicauda Koefoed, 1927

Paracetonurus flagellicauda is a species of fish in the subfamily Macrourinae (grenadiers or rattails).[3][4] Some sources place it in the genus Pseudonezumia.[5][6]

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.[8][9][10] 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

1. 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.
2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Paracetonurus flagellicauda (Koefoed, 1927)". www.marinespecies.org.
3. "Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle: Zoologie. 3e série". Le Muséum. September 1, 1976 – via Google Books.
4. Quéro, Jean-Claude (September 1, 2003). Guide des poissons de l'Atlantique européen. Delachaux et Niestlé. ISBN 9782603012710 – via Google Books.
5. "ITIS - Report: Pseudonezumia flagellicauda". www.itis.gov.
6. "Pseudonezumia flagellicauda - (Koefoed, 1927)". eunis.eea.europa.eu.
7. (PDF) Paracetonurus flagellicauda (Koefoed, 1927) (Macrouridae, Gadiformes, Teleostei), new records from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and Madagascar Plateau
8. Orlov, Aleksei M.; Iwamoto, Tomio (September 1, 2008). Grenadiers of the World Oceans: Biology, Stock Assessment, and Fisheries. American Fisheries Society. ISBN 9781934874004 – via Google Books.
9. "Paracetonurus flagellicauda (Koefoed, 1927)". www.gbif.org.
10. "Paracetonurus flagellicauda". www.fishbase.se.
11. Priede, I. G. (August 10, 2017). Deep-Sea Fishes: Biology, Diversity, Ecology and Fisheries. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107083820 – via Google Books.