Source: FAO 1990.
Source: FAO 1990.
Source: FAO 1990.
| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Macouridae | Macrourus berglax | Lacepède | 1801 | Roughhead Grenadier |
Macrourus berglax
Unique Characteristics: Six branchiostegal rays. Chin barbel present. Jaws subterminal to inferior. Lower jaw not composed of a few large canines. No ventral striae. Gill rakers absent on lateral side of first gill arch. Underside of head without scales. Pelvic fin rays usually 8.
Similar Species: None
References
FAO 1990. (Cohen, D.M., Inada, T., Iwamoto, T., and N. Scialabba. 1990. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world. (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers, and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Volume 10. 442 pp.
Goode, G.B. and T.H. Bean. 1895 (1896). Oceanic ichthyology, a treatise on the deep-sea and pelagic fishes of the world, based chiefly upon the collections made by the steamers Blake, Albatross, and Fish Hawk in the northwestern Atlantic, with an atlas containing 417 figures. Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum, Special Bulletin. No. 30.