Upturned snout rattail

Coelorinchus mycterismus

Forty Nine Centimeters Macrourid Fish of the Pacific Ocean

Upturned snout rattail is a marine fish from Southwest Pacific. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 49 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Coelorinchus
Maximum length: 49 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: Wanganella Bank, Challenger Rise, and New Zealand.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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