Gargoyle fish | |
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Drawing by Allan Riverstone McCulloch | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gadiformes |
Family: | Macrouridae |
Subfamily: | Macrourinae |
Genus: | Coelorinchus |
Species: | C. mirus |
Binomial name | |
Coelorinchus mirus McCulloch, 1926 | |
The gargoyle fish or small-eye rattail (Coelorinchus mirus) is a species of rattail found around southeast Australia and between New Zealand and the Chatham Islands.
The abyssal rattail, Coryphaenoides murrayi, is a species of rattail found around southern Australia, Fiji, and the east coast of New Zealand at depths of between 1,196 to 2,350 metres. Its reaches a length of 37 centimetres (15 in) TL.
Bollons' rattail, Coelorinchus bollonsi, is a species of rattail found along the east coast of New Zealand at depths of between 300 and 800 m. Its length is between 10 and 25 cm.
Cook's rattail is a species of rattail found around New Zealand at depths of between 250 and 900 m. Its length is between 10 and 25 cm.
The hawknose grenadier is a species of rattail found around New Zealand, at depths of between 80 and 1300 m. Its length is between 20 and 35 cm.
The Campbell whiptail, kaiyomaru whiptail or kaiyomaru rattail is a species of rattail found around the globe in the southern oceans, at depths of between 600 and 1,150 m. Its length is between 20 and 40 cm.
Coelorinchus australis, the javelin, javelinfish, or southern whiptail, is a species of fish found around Australia and New Zealand at depths of between 80 and 500 m. Its length is between 25 and 50 cm. It is a brownish color with 8 or 9 pale longitudinal stripes, and a small chin barbel. It feeds on octopus, fishes, and decapod crustaceans.
The Kermadec rattail is a species of rattail found around New Zealand including the Kermadec Islands at depths of between 1,100 and 1,200 m. Its length is about 40 cm.
The serrulate whiptail or serrulate rattail, Coryphaenoides serrulatus, is a rattail of the genus Coryphaenoides, found around southern Australia and New Zealand, at depths of between 750 and 2,000 m. Its length is between 30 and 45 cm.
The banded whiptail is a species of rattail found circumpolar in the Great Southern Ocean at depths of between 70 and 1,100 m. Its length is between 25 and 45 cm.
The filamentous rattail is a rattail of the genus Gadomus, found around New Zealand.
The notable whiptail, notable rattail or longnose rattail is a species of rattail found around southern Australia, and New Zealand, at depths of between 500 and 1,500 m. Its length is between 15 and 32 cm.
The Mahia whiptail, large-headed whiptail or Mahia rattail is a species of rattail found circumpolar in the southern oceans, at depths of between 450 and 1,000 m. Its length is between 45 and 65 cm.
The rough-head whiptail or oblique banded rattail, Coelorinchus aspercephalus, is a species of rattail found around New Zealand including islands to New Zealand's south, at depths of between 30 and 300 m. Its length is between 15 and 35 cm.
The squashed face rattail is a rattail of the genus Nezumia, found around New South Wales, Australia, and New Zealand, at depths of between 1,250 and 1,300 m. Its length is about 35 cm.
The roughskin dogfish is a sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found around the world on continental shelves in tropical, subtropical and temperate seas, at depths of between 100 and 1,500 m. It reaches a length of 121 cm.
Coelorinchus is a genus of rattail fish.
Coelorinchus sheni is a species of rattail. It is only known from depths of 450–650 m off the coast of Taiwan.
Coelorinchus longissimus is a species of rattail; this deep-water fish is found in the waters around Taiwan and southern Japan.
The unicorn grenadier is a species of rattail. This fish is found at depths of up to 600 metres (2,000 ft) in the waters around northern Taiwan, southern Japan and the East China Sea.
Coelorinchus kishinouyei, the Mugura grenadier, is a species of rattail that occurs in the waters around Japan and Taiwan where it is found at depths of 250 to 450 metres. This species grows to a length of 36 centimetres (14 in) TL and is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.