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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae Grenadiers or rattails
Subfamily: Macrourinae
Genus: Trachonurus

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 47.8 cm TL
 
Trachonurus gagates
[Velvet whiptail]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Trachonurus robinsi
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 31.1 cm TL
 
Trachonurus sentipellis
[Shaggy whiptail]

Photo by FAO

North Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Trachonurus sulcatus (Goode & Bean, 1885)

Photo by FAO
 
Trachonurus sulcatus
[Bristly grenadier]

Photo by SFSA

Worldwide
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Trachonurus villosus (Günther, 1877)

Photo by SFSA
 
Trachonurus villosus
[Furry whiptail]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 50 cm TL
 
Trachonurus yiwardaus
[Yiwarda whiptail]
6 Species of Family Macrouridae with Genus Trachonurus
(Grenadiers or rattails)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1997 Trachonurus gagates Velvet whiptail Western Pacific 47.8 TL
1997 Trachonurus robinsi Western Central Pacific 25 TL
1897 Trachonurus sentipellis Shaggy whiptail Eastern Central Pacific 31.1 TL
1885 Trachonurus sulcatus Bristly grenadier North Atlantic 50 TL
1877 Trachonurus villosus Furry whiptail Worldwide 60 TL
1999 Trachonurus yiwardaus Yiwarda whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean 50 TL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013