Malacocephalus

Malacocephalus
	Malacocephalus hawaiiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Macrouridae
Genus:	; Günther, 1862
Type species
	Macrourus laevis; Lowe, 1843
Synonyms
	Pawnurus Parr, 1946;

Malacocephalus is a genus of rattails.

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:^[1]

Malacocephalus boretzi Sazonov, 1985
Malacocephalus hawaiiensis C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Hawaiian softhead grenadier)
Malacocephalus laevis (R. T. Lowe, 1843) (Softhead grenadier)
Malacocephalus luzonensis C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1920
Malacocephalus nipponensis C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1916
Malacocephalus occidentalis Goode & T. H. Bean, 1885 (Western softhead grenadier)
Malacocephalus okamurai Iwamoto & T. Arai, 1987