Black lip rattail (Coelorinchus celaenostomus)

Scientific name: Coelorinchus celaenostomus McMillan & Paulin, 1993

Black lip rattail (Coelorinchus celaenostomus)

The Black lip rattail (Coelorinchus celaenostomus) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, endemic to New Zealand.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2. Lips of upper and lower jaws very darkly pigmented; a series of about five (indistinct posteriorly) brownish black saddle marks on the dorsal surface of the body, the first broad, starting before the first dorsal fin origin, the third smaller and paler than the others when viewed dorsally; ventral light organ small, lacking a dermal window; ventral surface of head and lower jaw almost entirely covered with small, heavily spinulated scales; snout moderately long 45.4-51.7% HL; mouth large, with upper jaw 26.0-33.3% HL; suborbital ridge not supported by continuous bone; buccal cavity black; fins pale dusky except for anal fin which has black pigmentation distally along anterior four-fifths.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coelorinchus celaenostomus
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
82.8
Depth range
606–975 m (1988–3199 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 606 - 975 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 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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