Abyssal rattail

Abyssal rattail
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, 1878

The 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.

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