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Patagonian grenadier

Macruronus magellanicus Lönnberg, 1907

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Macruronus magellanicus Lönnberg, 1907
Name authority
Lönnberg, 1907
Common name
Patagonian grenadier
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Gadiformes
Family
Merlucciidae
Genus
Macruronus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderGadiformes
  11. familyMerlucciidae Rafinesque, 1815
  12. subfamilyMerlucciinae Rafinesque, 1815
  13. genusMacruronus Günther, 1873
  14. speciesMacruronus magellanicus Lönnberg, 1907

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Macruronus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Macruronus maderensis Maul, 1951MerlucciidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cape grenadierMacruronus capensis Davies, 1950MerlucciidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
New Zealand whiptailMacruronus novaezelandiae (Hector, 1871)MerlucciidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 22 records assigned to Merlucciidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Macruronus argentinae Lahille, 1915 Lahille, 1915synonym
Macrouronus magellanicus Lönnberg, 1907 Lönnberg, 1907synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Lönnberg, E. (1907). Fische. (Ergebnisse der Hamburger Magalhaensischen Sammelreise. Lfg. 8. No. 6.). L. Friederichsen & Co., Hamburg., 1–16, Pl. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3XD3D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.