Kermadec rattail

Kermadec rattail
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific 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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Coelorinchus kermadecus" in 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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