Kotlyar's whiptail (Mataeocephalus kotlyari)

Scientific name: Mataeocephalus kotlyari Sazonov, Shcherbachev & Iwamoto, 2003

Kotlyar's whiptail (Mataeocephalus kotlyari)

The Kotlyar's whiptail (Mataeocephalus kotlyari) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Southwestern Pacific, Australia, and Chesterfield and Bellona Plateau.

Species facts

Scientific name
Mataeocephalus kotlyari
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
22.5
Depth range
412–1000 m (1352–3281 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 412 - 1000 m, usually 700 - 900 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southwestern Pacific: Australia, and Chesterfield and Bellona Plateau.
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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