Campbell whiptail (Coelorinchus kaiyomaru) fish species and information / pictures of Campbell whiptail - Coelorinchus kaiyomaru

Campbell whiptail (Coelorinchus kaiyomaru) fish species information

Scientific Name
Coelorinchus kaiyomaru

Common Name
Campbell whiptail

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. This species is distinguished by the following characters: snout long. Slender, and sharply pointed, its length 43-48% HL, 0.5-0.7 into orbit diameter; normally no scales on ventral aspects of head except along anterolateral margin of snout; naked areas dorsally behind anterolateral margins of snout confined to narrow strips; anterolateral edges of snout not supported by bone (median and lateral processes of nasal bone not united); ventral light organ very small, short, situated just before anus; scales large, fairly deciduous, spinules short, imbricate, aligned in 8 to 10, slightly divergent rows; overall color is gray-brown, with a bluish band around trunk; the underside of the head dusky to densely punctuated; the orbit rim black; the fins blackish to dusky (Ref. 1371, 36027).

Classification

Classified By

Arai & Iwamoto, 1979

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Grenadiers or rattails (Macrouridae)

Distribution

Region

Southern circumglobal

Distribution

Southern circumglobal: New Zealand, Tasmania, and the Falkland Islands. Also known from the southeast Atlantic off Gough and Discovery tablemounts.

Range

40°S - 56°S

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

625 m

Depth To - meters

1150 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 625 - 1150 m (Ref. 11953)

Trophic Level

3.31 s.e. 0.46 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

43.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated