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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gadiformes |
Family: | Macrouridae |
Genus: | Trachyrincus |
Species: | T. murrayi
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Binomial name | |
Trachyrincus murrayi (
Günther, 1887)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The roughnose grenadier (Trachyrincus murrayi) is a species of fish in the subfamily Macrourinae (rat-tails). [3] [4] The species is named for Sir John Murray. [5]
The roughnose grenadier is grey in colour, up to 62 cm (24 in) in length. [6] [5] It has huge, bulbous black eyes and a sharp, pointed snout.
The roughnose grenadier is benthopelagic, living at depths of 500–1,630 m (1,640–5,350 ft) in the North Atlantic Ocean and Southwest Pacific. [7]
The roughnose grenadier spawns in March–May and feeds on crustaceans; it can live for 40 years. [5]
Roughnose grenadier | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gadiformes |
Family: | Macrouridae |
Genus: | Trachyrincus |
Species: | T. murrayi
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Binomial name | |
Trachyrincus murrayi (
Günther, 1887)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The roughnose grenadier (Trachyrincus murrayi) is a species of fish in the subfamily Macrourinae (rat-tails). [3] [4] The species is named for Sir John Murray. [5]
The roughnose grenadier is grey in colour, up to 62 cm (24 in) in length. [6] [5] It has huge, bulbous black eyes and a sharp, pointed snout.
The roughnose grenadier is benthopelagic, living at depths of 500–1,630 m (1,640–5,350 ft) in the North Atlantic Ocean and Southwest Pacific. [7]
The roughnose grenadier spawns in March–May and feeds on crustaceans; it can live for 40 years. [5]