Rough-head whiptail

Coelorinchus trachycarus

Macrourid Fish of New Caledonia

Rough-head whiptail is a marine fish of Eastern Indian Ocean. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 50.8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Coelorinchus
Maximum length: 50.8 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from Western Australia to Tasmania and off Victoria. Southwest Pacific: Norfolk Ridge south of New Caledonia and New Zealand.

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