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Macrouroidinae

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Macrouroidinae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Subfamily: Macrouroidinae
H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
Genera[1]

Macrouroidinae is a subfamily of rattails from the family Macrouridae,[2] it contains only two species in two genera found in most tropical and temperate ocean. These species lives in deep-water. These fishes have a huge and rounded head with the consistency of a water-filled balloon. The eyes are tiny. The chin barbel is absent.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Iwamoto, T., Nakayama, N., Shao, K.-T. & Ho, H.-C. (2015): Synopsis of the Grenadier Fishes (Gadiformes; Teleostei) of Taiwan. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, (Series 4), 62 (3): 31-126.
  2. ^ Nicolas Bailly, ed. (2015). "Macrouroidinae Smith & Radcliffe, 1912". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 31 March 2018.