# Paracetonurus flagellicauda

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Species of fish

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

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

## 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](/source/Atlantic_Ocean) and southwest [Indian Ocean](/source/Indian_Ocean), and is common in the [Azores](/source/Azores).[8][9][10] It is [bathydemersal](/source/Bathydemersal), living at 2,250–4,500 m (7,380–14,760 ft). The species may migrate along the [mid-ocean ridges](/source/Mid-ocean_ridge) to travel between oceans.[11]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Fernandes, P.; Cook, R.; Florin, A.-B.; Lorance, P.; Nielsen, J.; Nedreaas, K.; Conceicao Biscoito, M.J. (2015). ["*Paracetonurus flagellicauda* (Europe assessment)"](https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/67965997/67966025). *[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species](/source/IUCN_Red_List)*. **2015** e.T67965997A67966025. Retrieved 30 November 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-auto_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-auto_2-1) ["WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Paracetonurus flagellicauda (Koefoed, 1927)"](http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=221505). *www.marinespecies.org*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle: Zoologie. 3e série"](https://books.google.com/books?id=748aAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Paracetonurus+flagellicauda%22). Le Muséum. September 1, 1976 – via Google Books.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Quéro, Jean-Claude (September 1, 2003). [*Guide des poissons de l'Atlantique européen*](https://books.google.com/books?id=ZWcWAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Paracetonurus+flagellicauda%22). Delachaux et Niestlé. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-2-603-01271-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-2-603-01271-0) – via Google Books.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["ITIS - Report: Pseudonezumia flagellicauda"](https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=623012#null). *www.itis.gov*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Pseudonezumia flagellicauda - (Koefoed, 1927)"](https://eunis.eea.europa.eu/species/131534). *eunis.eea.europa.eu*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [(PDF) Paracetonurus flagellicauda (Koefoed, 1927) (Macrouridae, Gadiformes, Teleostei), new records from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and Madagascar Plateau](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233414550_Paracetonurus_flagellicauda_Koefoed_1927_Macrouridae_Gadiformes_Teleostei_new_records_from_the_Mid-Atlantic_Ridge_and_Madagascar_Plateau)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Orlov, Aleksei M.; Iwamoto, Tomio (September 1, 2008). [*Grenadiers of the World Oceans: Biology, Stock Assessment, and Fisheries*](https://books.google.com/books?id=D6HwAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Paracetonurus+flagellicauda%22). American Fisheries Society. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-934874-00-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-934874-00-4) – via Google Books.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Paracetonurus flagellicauda (Koefoed, 1927)"](https://www.gbif.org/species/2416827/treatments). *www.gbif.org*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Paracetonurus flagellicauda"](https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Pseudonezumia-flagellicauda.html). *www.fishbase.se*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Priede, I. G. (August 10, 2017). [*Deep-Sea Fishes: Biology, Diversity, Ecology and Fisheries*](https://books.google.com/books?id=nAAtDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Paracetonurus+flagellicauda%22&pg=PA219). Cambridge University Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-107-08382-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-107-08382-0) – via Google Books.

Taxon identifiers Paracetonurus flagellicauda Wikidata: Q4782890 BOLD: 263462 CoL: 4CP9C EUNIS: 130177 FishBase: 50019 GBIF: 2416827 iNaturalist: 617166 IRMNG: 11069428 OBIS: 221505 Open Tree of Life: 882973 WoRMS: 221505

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