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This phenomenon may explain the higher capture rates of mature females compared to males, which are hypothesized to die and sink to the seafloor after mating.

Genera

The family contains two subfamilies (both established by Georg Johann Pfeffer) and about 15 genera:
*Subfamily Cranchiinae
**Genus Cranchia
**Genus Leachia
**Genus

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