Nezumia

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Nezumia cyrano.jpg

| image_caption = Nezumia cyrano

| fossil_range = {{fossilrange|15.9|0}} Middle Miocene to Present{{cite journal

| last = Sepkoski

| first = J.

| title = A compendium of fossil marine animal genera

| journal = Bulletins of American Paleontology

| volume = 364

|page=560

| year = 2002

| url = http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class

}}

| taxon = Nezumia

| authority = Jordan, 1904

| type_species = Nezumia condylura

| type_species_authority = Jordan & Gilbert, 1904

| synonyms = Macruroplus Bleeker, 1874

}}

Nezumia is a genus of rattails. The generic name derives from the Japanese (nezumi), meaning "mouse".{{Cite web|url=https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Nezumia-aequalis.html|title=Nezumia aequalis, Common Atlantic grenadier : fisheries|website=fishbase.mnhn.fr}}

Species

There are currently 53 recognized species in this genus:

References

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Category:Macrouridae

Category:Taxa named by David Starr Jordan

Category:Marine fish genera