Mataeocephalus

Mataeocephalus is a genus of rattails.

Mataeocephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Macrouridae
Genus:	Mataeocephalus C. Berg (es), 1898
Type species
Coelocephalus acipenserinus Gilbert & Cramer, 1897
Synonyms
Coelocephalus Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 Hyomacrurus Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920 Hyostomus Jordan, 1920

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Mataeocephalus acipenserinus (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) (Sturgeon grenadier)
• Mataeocephalus adustus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
• Mataeocephalus cristatus Sazonov, Shcherbachev & Iwamoto, 2003
• Mataeocephalus hyostomus (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
• Mataeocephalus kotlyari Sazonov, Shcherbachev & Iwamoto, 2003 (Kotlyar's whiptail)
• Mataeocephalus tenuicauda (Garman, 1899) (Slendertail grenadier)