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s. Most are found in southern oceans off

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, Australia and

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, but ''M. maderensis'' (which is in need of taxonomic review) is only known from

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. Members of this genus reach in length depending on the exact species involved.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are: * ''

Macruronus capensis ''Macruronus'' is a genus of merluccid hakes. Most are found in southern oceans off Argentina, Chile, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, but ''M. maderensis'' (which is in need of taxonomic review) is only known from Madeira. Members of thi ...

'' D. H. Davies, 1950 (Cape grenadier, South African straptail) * ''

Macruronus maderensis ''Macruronus'' is a genus of merluccid hakes. Most are found in southern oceans off Argentina, Chile, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, but ''M. maderensis'' (which is in need of taxonomic review) is only known from Madeira. Members of thi ...

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, 1951 * ''

Macruronus magellanicus ''Macruronus'' is a genus of merluccid hakes. Most are found in southern oceans off Argentina, Chile, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, but ''M. maderensis'' (which is in need of taxonomic review) is only known from Madeira. Members of thi ...

'' Lönnberg, 1907 (Patagonian grenadier) * '' Macruronus novaezelandiae'' (

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, 1871) (Blue grenadier) Note that the

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considers ''Macruronus capensis'' and ''M. magellanicus'' (following Leslie and colleagues (2018) and others) as

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of ''M. novaezelandiae''. This leaves the genus with one confirmed species and one with uncertain status.

References

Merlucciidae Ray-finned fish genera Marine fish genera Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Gadiformes-stub