Slender unicorn rattail

Trachyrincus longirostris

Sixty Centimeters Macrourid Fish of New Zealand Waters

Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Large

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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Trachyrincus
Maximum length: 60 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: eastern Australia (New South Wales to Victoria) and New Zealand.

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