Dark banded rattail (Coelorinchus maurofasciatus)

Scientific name: Coelorinchus maurofasciatus McMillan & Paulin, 1993

Dark banded rattail (Coelorinchus maurofasciatus)

The Dark banded rattail (Coelorinchus maurofasciatus) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, Australia (including Tasmania) and New Zealand.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2. About 11 greyish brown dorsal saddle marks (indistinct posteriorly), commencing predorsally, the fifth saddle noticeably darker (brownish black); a narrow, black stripe of pigmentation running along anal fin near the ventral margin of the fin, indistinct anteriorly and posteriorly, darkest midway along fin; upper two-thirds of first dorsal fin darkly pigmented; ventral surface of head and lower jaw naked; small, oval dermal window of light organ separated from anus by one or two scale rows; orbit oval, large 31.8-43.6% HL; pyloric caeca 2-32. Similar to a number of species (C. mystax, C. bollonsi, C. parvifasciatus, C. fasciatus, and C. cookianus) but may be differentiated from each other based on the pigmentation on the body or fins and in pyloric caeca counts, among other characters.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coelorinchus maurofasciatus
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
39.9
Depth range
482–483 m (1581–1585 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 482 - 483 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: Australia (including Tasmania) and New Zealand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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