Campbell whiptail (Coelorinchus kaiyomaru)

Scientific name: Coelorinchus kaiyomaru Arai & Iwamoto, 1979

Campbell whiptail (Coelorinchus kaiyomaru)

The Campbell whiptail (Coelorinchus kaiyomaru) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Southern circumglobal, New Zealand, Tasmania, and the Falkland Islands. Also known from the southeast Atlantic off Gough and Discovery tablemounts.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coelorinchus kaiyomaru
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
43.0
Depth range
625–1150 m (2051–3773 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 625 - 1150 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southern circumglobal: New Zealand, Tasmania, and the Falkland Islands. Also known from the southeast Atlantic off Gough and Discovery tablemounts.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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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