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The roughnose grenadier (''Trachyrincus murrayi'') is a species of fish in the subfamily Macrourinae (rat-tails). The species is named for Sir John Murray.
The roughnose grenadier is grey in colour, up to in length. It has huge, bulbous black eyes and a sharp, pointed snout.
Description
The roughnose grenadier is grey in colour, up to in length. It has huge, bulbous black eyes and a sharp, pointed snout.
Habitat
The roughnose grenadier is benthopelagic, living at depths of in the North Atlantic Ocean and Southwest Pacific.Behaviour
The roughnose grenadier spawns in March–May and feeds on crustaceans; it can live for 40 years.References
Macrouridae Fish described in 1887 Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Rayfinned-fish-stub