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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae Grenadiers or rattails
Subfamily: Macrourinae
Genus: Mesobius

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by SFSA

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 66 cm TL
Mesobius antipodum Hubbs & Iwamoto, 1977

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Mesobius antipodum
[Bathypelagic rattail]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 39.2 cm TL
Mesobius berryi Hubbs & Iwamoto, 1977

Photo by FAO
 
Mesobius berryi
[Berry's grenadier]
2 Species of Family Macrouridae with Genus Mesobius
(Grenadiers or rattails)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1977 Mesobius antipodum Bathypelagic rattail Indo-West Pacific 66 TL
1977 Mesobius berryi Berry's grenadier Eastern Pacific 39.2 TL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013