Coelorinchus australis: Difference between revisions

Javelin
	Javelin, Caelorinchus bollonsi; Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Macrouridae
Genus:	Caelorinchus
Species:	C. australis
Binomial name
	Caelorinchus australis; (Richardson, 1839)

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The javelin, javelinfish, or southern whiptail (Caelorinchus australis) is a rattail of the genus Caelorinchus, found around Australia and New Zealand at depths of between 80 and 500 metres. Its length is between 25 to 50 centimetres.

The javelin has the usual greatly elongated pointed tail of the rattails, but relatively small eyes and head and a conical snout. Body scales are covered with rows of large spines giving the fish a sandpaper-like feel and appearance. There is a small chin barbel and a long first dorsal fin ray.

The colour is green-grey, coloured with dark grey fins and faint saddle-like darker bars on the back.

References

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Caelorinchus australis" in FishBase. January 2006 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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-The '''Javelin''', '''Javelinfish''', or '''Southern whiptail''' (''Caelorinchus australis'') is a [[rattail]] of the genus ''[[Caelorinchus]]'', found around [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] at depths of between 80 and 500 metres.  Its length is between 25 to 50 centimetres.
+The '''javelin''', '''javelinfish''', or '''southern whiptail''' (''Caelorinchus australis'') is a [[rattail]] of the genus ''[[Caelorinchus]]'', found around [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] at depths of between 80 and 500 metres.  Its length is between 25 to 50 centimetres.
-The Javelin has the usual greatly elongated pointed tail of the [[rattail]]s, but relatively small eyes and head and a conical snout.  Body [[scale (zoology)|scale]]s are covered with rows of large spines giving the fish a sandpaper-like feel and appearance.  There is a small chin [[barbel]] and a long first [[dorsal fin]] ray.
+The javelin has the usual greatly elongated pointed tail of the [[rattail]]s, but relatively small eyes and head and a conical snout.  Body [[scale (zoology)|scale]]s are covered with rows of large spines giving the fish a sandpaper-like feel and appearance.  There is a small chin [[barbel]] and a long first [[dorsal fin]] ray.
 The colour is green-grey, coloured with dark grey fins and faint saddle-like darker bars on the back.