Nezumia is a genus of rattails. The generic name derives from the Japanese (nezumi), meaning "mouse".
Species
There are currently 53 recognized species in this genus:
- Nezumia aequalis <small>(Günther, 1878)</small> (Common Atlantic grenadier)
- Nezumia africana <small>(Iwamoto, 1970)</small>
- Nezumia aspidentata <small>Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997</small>
- Nezumia atlantica <small>(A. E. Parr, 1946)</small> (Western Atlantic grenadier)
- Nezumia bairdii <small>(Goode & T. H. Bean, 1877)</small> (Marlin-spike grenadier)
- Nezumia brevibarbata <small>(Barnard, 1925)</small> (Short-beard grenadier)
- Nezumia brevirostris <small>(Alcock, 1889)</small>
- Nezumia burragei <small>(C. H. Gilbert, 1905)</small>
- Nezumia cliveri <small>Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997</small>
- Nezumia coheni <small>Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997</small> (Cohen's whiptail)
- Nezumia condylura <small>D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1904</small> (Japanese pugnose grenadier)
- Nezumia convergens <small>(Garman, 1899)</small> (Peruvian grenadier)
- Nezumia cyrano <small>N. B. Marshall & Iwamoto, 1973</small>
- Nezumia darus <small>(C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1916)</small>
- Nezumia duodecim <small>Iwamoto, 1970</small> (Twelve-rayed grenadier)
- Nezumia ectenes <small>(C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)</small>
- Nezumia evides <small>(C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1920)</small>
- Nezumia holocentra <small>(C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)</small>
- Nezumia infranudis <small>(C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1920)</small>
- Nezumia investigatoris <small>(Alcock, 1888)</small>
- Nezumia kamoharai <small>Okamura, 1970</small>
- Nezumia kapala <small>Iwamoto & A. Williams, 1999</small> (Kapala whiptail)
- Nezumia kensmithi <small>R. R. Wilson, 2001</small> (Blunt-nosed whiptail)
- Nezumia latirostrata <small>(Garman, 1899)</small> (Broad-snout grenadier)
- Nezumia leucoura <small>Iwamoto & A. Williams, 1999</small> (White-tail whiptail)
- Nezumia liolepis <small>(C. H. Gilbert, 1890)</small> (Smooth grenadier)
- Nezumia longebarbata <small>(Roule & Angel, 1933)</small> (Blunt-nose grenadier)
- Nezumia loricata <small>(Garman, 1899)</small> (Parrot grenadier)
- Nezumia merretti <small>Iwamoto & A. Williams, 1999</small> (Merrett's whiptail)
- Nezumia micronychodon <small>Iwamoto, 1970</small> (Small-tooth grenadier)
- Nezumia milleri <small>Iwamoto, 1973</small> (Miller's grenadier)
- Nezumia namatahi <small>McCann & D. G. McKnight, 1980</small> (Squashed-face rattail)
- Nezumia obliquata <small>(C. H. Gilbert, 1905)</small>
- Nezumia orbitalis <small>(Garman, 1899)</small> (Spectacled grenadier)
- Nezumia parini <small>C. L. Hubbs & Iwamoto, 1977</small> (Parin's grenadier)
- Nezumia polylepis <small>(Alcock, 1889)</small>
- Nezumia propinqua <small>(C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)</small> (Aloha grenadier)
- Nezumia proxima <small>(H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)</small> (Short-tail grenadier)
- Nezumia pudens <small>C. H. Gilbert & W. F. Thompson, 1916</small> (Atacama grenadier)
- Nezumia pulchella <small>(Pequeño, 1971)</small> (Thumb grenadier)
- Nezumia sclerorhynchus <small>(Valenciennes, 1838)</small> (Rough-tip grenadier)
- Nezumia semiquincunciata <small>(Alcock, 1889)</small>
- Nezumia shinoharai <small>Nakayama & Endo, 2012</small>
- Nezumia soela <small>Iwamoto & A. Williams, 1999</small> (Soela whiptail)
- Nezumia spinosa <small>(C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1916)</small> (Saw-spine whiptail)
- Nezumia stelgidolepis <small>(C. H. Gilbert, 1890)</small> (California grenadier)
- Nezumia suilla <small>N. B. Marshall & Iwamoto, 1973</small>
- Nezumia tinro <small>Sazonov, 1985</small>
- Nezumia toi <small>McCann & D. G. McKnight, 1980</small>
- Nezumia tomiyamai <small>(Okamura, 1963)</small>
- Nezumia umbracincta <small>Iwamoto & M. E. Anderson, 1994</small>
- Nezumia ventralis <small>C. L. Hubbs & Iwamoto, 1979</small>
- Nezumia wularnia <small>Iwamoto & A. Williams, 1999</small> (Wularni whiptail)
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