Kermadec rattail

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.

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

References

  • Froese, Rainer; 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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