Bollons' rattail

Bollons' rattail
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Coelorinchus
Species: C. bollonsi
Binomial name
Coelorinchus bollonsi
McCann & McKnight, 1980

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 to 25 cm.

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