Campbell whiptail

The Campbell whiptail, kaiyomaru whiptail, or kaiyomaru rattail, Coelorinchus kaiyomaru, is a species of rattail found around the globe in the southern oceans, at depths of between 600 and 1,150 m. Its length is between 20 and 40 cm.

Campbell whiptail
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Subfamily: Macrourinae
Genus: Coelorinchus
Species:
C. kaiyomaru
Binomial name
Coelorinchus kaiyomaru
T. Arai & Iwamoto, 1979

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Coelorinchus kaiyomaru" 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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