Roughsnout whiptail (Coelorinchus lasti) fish species and information / pictures of Roughsnout whiptail - Coelorinchus lasti

Roughsnout whiptail (Coelorinchus lasti) fish species information

Scientific Name
Coelorinchus lasti

Common Name
Roughsnout whiptail

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 2. Snout moderately pointed, 1.4-1.6 times orbit diameter; anterolateral margin incompletely supported by bone; upper jaw slightly less than 1/3 HL; orbit 1.5-1.8 into postorbital length; subopercle produced into slender point ventrally, the tip protruding slightly beyond angle of preopercle. Color overall dark chocolate brown. Nasal fossa with small scales on anteroventral corner but otherwise naked. Spinules on body scales below dorsal interspace imbricate, broadly trihedral, with wide lateral buttresses, in 3-5 saw-toothed, divergent rows. Anus immediately anterior to anal fin; no external sign of light organ.

Classification

Classified By

Iwamoto & Williams, 1999

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Grenadiers or rattails (Macrouridae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Indian Ocean

Distribution

Eastern Indian Ocean: known only from the holotype and paratype taken off Western Australia and off the west coast of Tasmania.

Range

33°S - 43°S

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

1140 m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 1140 m (Ref. 35909)

Trophic Level

3.65 s.e. 0.53 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

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

62.0 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

Unknown

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (57 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated