Coelorinchus longissimus

Coelorinchus longissimus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Macrouridae
Subfamily:	Macrourinae
Genus:	Coelorinchus
Species:	C. longissimus
Binomial name
	Coelorinchus longissimus; Matsubara, 1943

Coelorinchus longissimus is a species of rattail; this deep-water fish is found in the waters around Taiwan and southern Japan.

This elongated fish grows to a length of about 36 cm. It has a large head with oval eyes and a small inferior mouth with conical teeth. It has a long bioluminescent organ in front of the anus.

References

A new species, Caelorinchus sheni, and 19 new records of grenadiers (Pisces: Gadiformes: Macrouridae) from Taiwan - CHIOU Mei-Luen ; SHAO Kwang-Tsao ; IWAMOTO Tomio

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