Kermadec rattail

Kermadec rattail
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Coelorinchus
Species:
C. kermadecus
Binomial name
Coelorinchus kermadecus
Jordan & Gilbert, 1904

The Kermadec rattail (Coelorinchus kermadecus) is a species of rattail found around New Zealand including the Kermadec Islands at depths of between 1,100 and 1,200 m. Its length is about 40 cm.

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Coelorinchus kermadecus". FishBase. June 2012 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8


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