Caelorinchus longissimus

Taxobox
name = "Caelorinchus longissimus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Gadiformes
familia = Macrouridae
subfamia = Macrourinae
genus = "Caelorinchus"
species = "C. longissimus"
binomial = "Caelorinchus longissimus"
binomial_authority = Matsubara, 1943

"Caelorinchus longissimus" is a species of rattail; this deep-water fish is found in the waters around Taiwan and southern Japan.

This elongated fish grows to a length of about 36 cm. It has a large head with oval eyes and a small inferior mouth with conical teeth. It has a long bioluminescent organ in front of the anus.

References

* [http://www.sinica.edu.tw/zool/zoolstud/43.1/35.pdf A new species, "Caelorinchus sheni", and 19 new records of grenadiers (Pisces: Gadiformes: Macrouridae) from Taiwan - CHIOU Mei-Luen ; SHAO Kwang-Tsao ; IWAMOTO Tomio]