Trachyrincinae
Trachyrincus scabrus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Subfamily: Trachyrincinae
Goode & Bean, 1896
Genera[1]

Trachyrincinae is a subfamily of the family Macrouridae, also known as rattails. The subfamily contains two genera found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. These species lives in deep-water. These fishes have a long, narrow and sharply pointed snout. The chin barbel is present.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Iwamoto, T., Nakayama, N., Shao, K.-T. & Ho, H.-C. (2015): Synopsis of the Grenadier Fishes (Gadiformes; Teleostei) of Taiwan. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, (Series 4), 62 (3): 31-126.


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