Banded whiptail (Coelorinchus fasciatus)

Scientific name: Coelorinchus fasciatus G?nther, 1878

Banded whiptail (Coelorinchus fasciatus)

The Banded whiptail (Coelorinchus fasciatus) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Southern Atlantic, Indian and Pacific, southern Africa, southern tip of South America,, southern Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 113-122; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 90. The head is relatively large; the eyes also large. Body tapers abruptly behind the first dorsal fin. Color is swarthy overall, pale ventrally. Back with 8 - 10 broad saddles or bars extending slightly below the lateral line. The fins are dusky except for the whitish outermost pelvic ray. The mouth and gill cavities gray to black.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coelorinchus fasciatus
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Depth range
73–1086 m (240–3563 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 73 - 1086 m, usually 400 - 800 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southern Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: southern Africa, southern tip of South America,, southern Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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