Mahia whiptail (Coelorinchus matamua)

Scientific name: Coelorinchus matamua McCann & McKnight, 1980

Mahia whiptail (Coelorinchus matamua)

The Mahia whiptail (Coelorinchus matamua) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Southeast Atlantic, South Africa. Western Pacific: southeastern Australia including Tasmania, also in New Zealand.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 134-135; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 110. Head large; the eyes also large; the snout blunt, its anterolateral margin incompletely supported by bone. Head ridges with modified thickened scales but not specially spiny; the suborbital ridge well defined. The underside of the head entirely scaled except for the lips and the gill membranes. Light organ a small globular gland adjacent to the anus, not visible externally. Gray to grayish pink, with a conspicuous dark blue band around the abdominal area; the fins and gill membranes blackish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coelorinchus matamua
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
65.0
Depth range
450–1000 m (1476–3281 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 450 - 1000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southeast Atlantic: South Africa. Western Pacific: southeastern Australia including Tasmania, also in New Zealand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 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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