Trachyrincus

Trachyrincus is a genus of rattail fish in the family Trachyrincidae.

Trachyrincus
Trachyrincus scabrus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Subfamily: Trachyrincinae
Genus: Trachyrincus
Giorna, 1809
Type species
Lepidoleprus trachyrincus as a synonym of Trachyrincus scabrus
Risso, 1810
Species

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Synonyms
  • Lepidoleprus Risso, 1810
  • Lepidosoma Swainson, 1839
  • Oxycephas Rafinesque, 1810

Species

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

  • Trachyrincus aphyodes P. J. McMillan, 1995
  • Trachyrincus helolepis C. H. Gilbert, 1892 (Armourhead grenadier)
  • Trachyrincus longirostris (Günther, 1878) (Slender unicorn rattail)
  • Trachyrincus murrayi Günther, 1887 (Roughnose grenadier)
  • Trachyrincus scabrus (Rafinesque, 1810) (Roughsnout grenadier)
  • Trachyrincus villegai Pequeño, 1971 (Grey grenadier)
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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Trachyrincus in FishBase. June 2012 version.


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