The slender unicorn rattail (Trachyrincus longirostris) is a rattail of the genus Trachyrincus, found in south-east Australia and New Zealand, at depths of between 850 and 1,300 m. Its length is between 30 and 60 cm.
Slender unicorn rattail | |
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Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gadiformes |
Family: | Macrouridae |
Genus: | Trachyrincus |
Species: | T. longirostris
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Binomial name | |
Trachyrincus longirostris (Günther, 1878)
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Synonyms | |
Macrurus longirostris Günther, 1878 |
References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Trachyrincus longirostris". FishBase. April 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8