Biology:Slender unicorn rattail
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Short description: Species of fish
| Slender unicorn rattail | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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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
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Trachyrincus longirostris" in 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
Wikidata ☰ Q2885193 entry
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