Coryphaenoides woodmasoni

Coryphaenoides woodmasoni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Macrouridae
Genus:	Coryphaenoides
Species:	C. woodmasoni
Binomial name
	Coryphaenoides woodmasoni; (Alcock, 1890)
Synonyms
	Macrourus woodmasoni; Alcock, 1890; Macrurus woodmasoni; Alcock, 1890Contents Morphology ; Habitat ; Geographic distribution ; References ; Sources ;

Last updated March 20, 2025

Coryphaenoides woodmasoni is a fish species^[2] belonging to the family Macrouridae and the order Gadiformes. The species was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1873 and named in honour of James Wood-Mason. There are no subspecies listed in the Catalogue of Life.^[3]

Morphology

The males can reach a length of 53 cm.^[4]^[1]

Habitat

The species is a deep-water fish that lives in depths from 1,240 to 1,829 meters (4,068 to 6,001 ft).^[4]

Geographic distribution

The range of C. woodmasoni is the Indian Ocean off the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, as well as the Mascarene Ridge and the Ninety East Ridge.^[4]

References

1 2 3 Shcherbachev, Y.N. and T. Iwamoto (1995) Indian Ocean grenadiers of the subgenus Coryphaenoides, genus Coryphaenoides (Macrouridae, Gadiformes, Pisces). Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 48(14):285-314.
↑ drawing from 1995 article by Y. N. Shcherbachev and T. Iwamoto
↑ Bisby F.A.; Roskov Y.R.; Orrell T.M.; Nicolson D.; Paglinawan L.E.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.M.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Ouvrard D., eds. (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK.
1 2 3 FishBase

Sources

Fenner, Robert M.: The Conscientious Marine Aquarist. Neptune City, New Jersey: T.F.H. Publications, 2001.
Helfman, G., B. Collette and D. Facey: The diversity of fishes. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts, 1997.
Hoese, D.F. 1986. M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Maugé, L.A. 1986. A J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren, Belgium; and ORSTOM, París. Vol. 2.
Moyle, P. and J. Cech.: Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology, 4th edition, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. 2000.
Nelson, J.: Fishes of the World, 3rd edition. New York: John Wiley and Sons. 1994.
Wheeler, A.: The World Encyclopedia of Fishes, 2nd edition, London: Macdonald. 1985.

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[col481206-1] 1 2 3 Shcherbachev, Y.N. and T. Iwamoto (1995) Indian Ocean grenadiers of the subgenus Coryphaenoides, genus Coryphaenoides (Macrouridae, Gadiformes, Pisces). Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 48(14):285-314.

[2] rawing from 1995 article by Y. N. Shcherbachev and T. Iwamoto

[COL-3] Bisby F.A.; Roskov Y.R.; Orrell T.M.; Nicolson D.; Paglinawan L.E.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.M.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Ouvrard D., eds. (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK.

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