Fish of the Trachyrincus genus of the Trachyrincidae family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder.
(Roughsnout grenadier. Photo by © OCEANA. flickr.com/photos/oceanaeurope)
Roughsnout grenadier (Trachyrincus scabrus) was first described in 1810 by the American naturalist, zoologist and botanist Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1783-1840).
It inhabits the depths of 395-1,700 meters. The maximum recorded length is 60 cm. It feeds on crustaceans, shrimps, cephalopods and gastropods, fish.
(Roughsnout grenadier. Photo by © Luis Peña. ictioterm.es)
Allegedly, in the Adriatic Sea, it occurs in its southern part. It is a poorly studied species.
Names of roughsnout grenadier (Trachyrincus scabrus) in other languages are as follows:
Pizzuto (Italian), Raunasen-Seeratte (German), Dugorepac rilaš, Vretenac (Serbian, Croatian).