Serrulate whiptail (Coryphaenoides serrulatus)

Scientific name: Coryphaenoides serrulatus G?nther, 1878

Serrulate whiptail (Coryphaenoides serrulatus)

The Serrulate whiptail (Coryphaenoides serrulatus) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Head of moderate-size, its underside scaled; sensory pores on head prominent; eyes relatively large; snout blunt, its tip and lateral angles with large, stout tubercular scutes. Scales adherent, densely covered with distinctly shield-shaped imbricate spinules. Pyloric caeca short, directed anteriorly, 10 to 12; retia mirabilia 6. Overall color is brownish gray; fins dusky; oral and branchial cavities blackish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coryphaenoides serrulatus
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
45.0
Depth range
540–2070 m (1772–6791 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 540 - 2070 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand, Tasman Sea, south of Tasmania, southeast Australia (Victoria), and possibly also across the Indian Ocean. A possible subspecies, Coryphaenoides serrulatus oceanus from the Indian Ocean (Walters Shoals south of Madagascar to Broken Ridge in 870-1,255 m) is recognized by Iwamoto and Shcherbachev.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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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