Short-tooth whiptail (Coelorinchus sereti)

Scientific name: Coelorinchus sereti Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997

The Short-tooth whiptail (Coelorinchus sereti) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, New Caledonia and Chesterfield and Bellona Plateau.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2. Snout long, narrow, sharply pointed; orbit about 1.4, internasal about 2.0 into snout length; anterolateral margin completely supported by bone. Orbit diameter 1.2 of interorbital width. Mouth small, upper jaw slightly less than orbit diameter. Subopercle terminates in long slender tip. Dermal window of light organ small but prominent, external length about equal to length of posterior nostril. Anus slightly removed from anal fin. Underside of head covered with small prickly scales except along margins; nasal fossa and top of snout scaled. Body scales with 6 to 8 widely divergent spinule rows, middle row largest. First dorsal dark dusky, other fins dusky; body lacking distinctive markings in adults, but with faint to prominent saddles in young; mouth black, gums dark.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coelorinchus sereti
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
45.0
Depth range
412–825 m (1352–2707 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 412 - 825 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: New Caledonia 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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