Longrayed whiptail

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Longrayed whiptail
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
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Macrourinae
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C. subserrulatus
Binomial name
Coryphaenoides subserrulatus
Makushok, 1976

The longrayed whiptail or four rayed rattail, Coryphaenoides subserrulatus, is a rattail of the genus Coryphaenoides, found circumpolar in all southern oceans, at depths of between 550 and 1,200 m. Its length is between 20 to 37 cm.

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Coryphaenoides subserrulatus" 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