Cook's rattail

Coelorinchus cookianus

Temperate
Island endemic
Southern Hemisphere
Island endemic species
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Medium
Temperate fish

Cook's rattail (Coelorinchus cookianus) is a species of rattail found around New Zealand at depths of between 250 and 900 m. Its length is between 10 and 25 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Coelorinchus
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.

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