Paracetonurus flagellicauda

Paracetonurus flagellicauda is a species of fish in the subfamily Macrourinae (grenadiers or rattails).^[3][4] Some sources place it in the genus Pseudonezumia.^[5][6]

Paracetonurus flagellicauda
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Macrouridae
Genus:	Paracetonurus Marshall, 1973
Species:	P. flagellicauda
Binomial name
Paracetonurus flagellicauda (Koefoed, 1927)
Synonyms[2]
Grenurus flagellicauda Koefoed, 1927 Macrourus flagellicauda Koefoed, 1927 Macrurus flagellicauda Koefoed, 1927 Pseudonezumia flagellicauda Koefoed, 1927

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.^[7] Its length is maximum 39.3 cm (15.5 in).^[2]

Habitat

Paracetonurus flagellicauda lives in the northeast Atlantic Ocean and southwest Indian Ocean, and is common in the Azores.^[8][9][10] It is bathydemersal, living at 2,250–4,500 m (7,380–14,760 ft). The species may migrate along the mid-ocean ridges to travel between oceans.^[11]