Slender unicorn rattail
| Slender unicorn rattail | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Trachyrincidae |
| 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
- 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