Mesovagus

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Mesovagus is a genus of rattails found in Indian and Pacific Ocean.[1]

Mesovagus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Subfamily: Macrourinae
Genus: Mesovagus
Nakayama & Endo, 2016 [1]
Type species
Mesobius berryi
Hubbs & Iwamoto 1977
Synonyms

Mesobius Hubbs & Iwamoto, 1977 (homonym) [1]

Species

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There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:

References

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  1. ^ a b c Nakayama, N. & Endo, H. (2016): Mesovagus, a replacement name for the grenadier genus Mesobius Hubbs and Iwamoto 1977 (Actinopterygii: Gadiformes: Macrouridae), a junior homonym of Mesobius Chamberlin 1951 (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae). Ichthyological Research, 64 (1): 120–122.