False duckbill whiptail (Coelorinchus shcherbachevi)

Scientific name: Coelorinchus shcherbachevi Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997

The False duckbill whiptail (Coelorinchus shcherbachevi) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, known only from south of New Caledonia on the Loyalty Ridge.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2. Snout 2.5 in HL; viewed dorsally somewhat duck-bill shaped, lateral margins convex, completely supported by bone; terminal scute blunt; orbits large, about equal to interorbital width, 1.6-1.7 in snout. Subopercle terminates in slender acute flap. Dermal window of light organ prominent, immediately anterior to periproct, length about 1/3 orbit diameter. Anus slightly removed from anal fin. Underside of head covered with numerous dark filamentous and flaplike papillae; almost entirely naked except for patch above end of lower jaw and at end of preopercle; nasal fossa scaled over entire ventral surfaces. Spinules on body scales strong, bladelike, with broad buttresses; arranged in 4 or 5 divergent rows. First dorsal fin uniformly dark; other fins dark to dusky; mouth dark.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coelorinchus shcherbachevi
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Depth range
790–835 m (2592–2740 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 790 - 835 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: known only from south of New Caledonia on the Loyalty Ridge.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
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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