Notable whiptail

Notable whiptail
Notable whiptail
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Caelorinchus
Species: C. innotabilis
Binomial name
Caelorinchus innotabilis
McCulloch, 1907

The notable whiptail, notable rattail or longnose rattail, Caelorinchus innotabilis, is a rattail of the genus Caelorinchus, found around southern Australia, and New Zealand, at depths of between 500 and 1,500 m. Its length is between 15 to 32 cm.

References

  • Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Caelorinchus innotabilis" in FishBase. April 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