Paracetonurus flagellicauda explained

Paracetonurus flagellicauda is a species of fish in the subfamily Macrourinae (grenadiers or rattails).^{[1] [2]} Some sources place it in the genus Pseudonezumia.^{[3] [4]}

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.^[5] Its length is maximum .

Habitat

Paracetonurus flagellicauda lives in the northeast Atlantic Ocean and southwest Indian Ocean, and is common in the Azores.^{[6] [7] [8]} It is bathydemersal, living at . The species may migrate along the mid-ocean ridges to travel between oceans.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle: Zoologie. 3e série. September 1, 1976. Le Muséum. Google Books.
2. Book: Quéro, Jean-Claude. Guide des poissons de l'Atlantique européen. September 1, 2003. Delachaux et Niestlé. 9782603012710. Google Books.
3. Web site: ITIS - Report: Pseudonezumia flagellicauda. www.itis.gov.
4. Web site: Pseudonezumia flagellicauda - (Koefoed, 1927). eunis.eea.europa.eu.
5. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233414550_Paracetonurus_flagellicauda_Koefoed_1927_Macrouridae_Gadiformes_Teleostei_new_records_from_the_Mid-Atlantic_Ridge_and_Madagascar_Plateau (PDF) Paracetonurus flagellicauda (Koefoed, 1927) (Macrouridae, Gadiformes, Teleostei), new records from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and Madagascar Plateau
6. Book: Grenadiers of the World Oceans: Biology, Stock Assessment, and Fisheries. Aleksei M.. Orlov. Tomio. Iwamoto. September 1, 2008. American Fisheries Society. 9781934874004. Google Books.
7. Web site: Paracetonurus flagellicauda (Koefoed, 1927). www.gbif.org.
8. Web site: Paracetonurus flagellicauda. www.fishbase.se.
9. Book: Priede, I. G.. Deep-Sea Fishes: Biology, Diversity, Ecology and Fisheries. August 10, 2017. Cambridge University Press. 9781107083820. Google Books.