Abyssal rattail
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The abyssal rattail, Coryphaenoides murrayi, is a species of rattail found around southern Australia, Fiji, and the east coast of New Zealand at depths of between 1,196 to 2,350 metres (3,924 to 7,710 ft). Its reaches a length of 37 centimetres (15 in) TL.
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Abyssal rattail | |
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Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gadiformes |
Family: | Macrouridae |
Subfamily: | Macrourinae |
Genus: | Coryphaenoides |
Species: | C. murrayi |
Binomial name | |
Coryphaenoides murrayi Günther, 1878 | |
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