Campbell whiptail

Campbell whiptail
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Coelorinchus
Species: C. kaiyomaru
Binomial name
Coelorinchus kaiyomaru
T. Arai & Iwamoto, 1979

The Campbell whiptail, kaiyomaru whiptail, or kaiyomaru rattail, Coelorinchus kaiyomaru, 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 to 40 cm.

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