Kermadec rattail
| Kermadec rattail | |
|---|---|
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Macrouridae |
| Genus: | Coelorinchus |
| Species: | C. kermadecus |
| Binomial name | |
| Coelorinchus kermadecus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1904 | |
The Kermadec rattail, Coelorinchus kermadecus, 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.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Coelorinchus kermadecus" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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