Notable whiptail

Notable whiptail
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Coelorinchus
Species: C. innotabilis
Binomial name
Coelorinchus innotabilis
McCulloch, 1907

The notable whiptail, notable rattail or longnose rattail, Coelorinchus innotabilis, 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 to 32 cm.

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