Macrouridae

Rough-head whiptail

Coelorinchus aspercephalus

Macrourid Fish from the Pacific Ocean

• Tropical
• Island endemic
• Southern Hemisphere
• Island endemic species
• Local endemic species
• Restricted distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Elongated
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The rough-head whiptail (Coelorinchus aspercephalus), also known as the oblique banded rattail, is a species of rattail found around New Zealand including islands to New Zealand's south, at depths of between 30 and 300 m. Its length is between 15 and 35 cm.