- Abyssal rattail
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Abyssal rattail Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Gadiformes Family: Macrouridae Genus: Coryphaenoides Species: C. murrayi Binomial name Coryphaenoides murrayi
Günther, 1878The abyssal rattail, Coryphaenoides murrayi, is a fish of the genus Coryphaenoides, found around southern Australia, Fiji, and the east coast of New Zealand at depths of between 1,200 and 1,300 m. Its length is between 30 to 40 cm.
References
- "Coryphaenoides murrayi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=622983. Retrieved 19 March 2006.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Coryphaenoides murrayi" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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