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Slender unicorn rattail

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Slender unicorn rattail
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Trachyrincus
Species:
T. longirostris
Binomial name
Trachyrincus longirostris
(Günther, 1878)
Synonyms

Macrurus longirostris Günther, 1878

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.

References

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  • 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