Longrayed whiptail
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| 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.
The longrayed whiptail has the usual greatly elongated pointed tail of the rattails, as well as large eyes, and three prominent sclerites on the snout. The exposed portions of the scales have small densely packed spines. The most distinctive feature of this species is the greatly elongate first rays on the pectoral and pelvic fins that suggest the fish's second common name. It has a tiny chin barbel.
Color is grey-brown with a black abdomen and eye margins and dark grey fins
[edit] References
- "Coryphaenoides subserrulatus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- 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
