Trachyrincinae
Appearance
Trachyrincinae | |
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Trachyrincus scabrus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gadiformes |
Family: | Macrouridae |
Subfamily: | Trachyrincinae Goode & Bean, 1896 |
Genera[1] | |
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Trachyrincinae is a subfamily of the family Macrouridae, also known as rattails. The subfmaily 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]