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Family: Trachyrincidae Armoured grenadiers



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9 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Idiolophorhynchus andriashevi Pineapple rattail Eastern Indian Ocean 30 TL 1981
Macrouroides inflaticeps Inflated whiptail Western Central Pacific 48 TL 1912
Squalogadus modificatus Tadpole whiptail Atlantic and Pacific 35 TL 1916
Trachyrincus aphyodes Southwest Pacific 96 TL 1995
Trachyrincus helolepis Armourhead grenadier Southeast Pacific 46 TL 1892
Trachyrincus longirostris Slender unicorn rattail Southwest Pacific 60 TL 1878
Trachyrincus murrayi Roughnose grenadier Northeast Atlantic 37 TL 1887
Trachyrincus scabrus Roughsnout grenadier Eastern Atlantic 60 TL 1810
Trachyrincus villegai Grey grenadier Southeast Pacific 44 TL 1971



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