Trachyrincus

Genus of fishes

Trachyrincus
Trachyrincus scabrus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

See text

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

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

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)

References

Wikispecies has information related to Trachyrincus.
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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Trachyrincus". FishBase. June 2012 version.
Taxon identifiers
Trachyrincus


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