Campbell whiptail | |
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Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gadiformes |
Family: | Macrouridae |
Genus: | Caelorinchus |
Species: | C. kaiyomaru |
Binomial name | |
Caelorinchus kaiyomaru Arai & Iwamoto, 1979 |
The campbell whiptail, kaiyomaru whiptail, or kaiyomaru rattail, Caelorinchus kaiyomaru, is a rattail of the genus Caelorinchus, found around the globe in the southern oceans, at depths of between 600 and 1,150 m. Its length is between 20 to 40 cm.