Serrulate whiptail

Coryphaenoides serrulatus

Elongated Macrourid Fish from New Zealand Waters

Serrulate whiptail is a marine fish from Southwest Pacific. It inhabits deep water. The largest recorded length is 48.2 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Coryphaenoides
Maximum length: 48.2 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: New Zealand, Tasman Sea, south of Tasmania, southeast Australia (Victoria), and possibly also across the Indian Ocean (Ref. 1371 ). A possible subspecies, Coryphaenoides serrulatus oceanus from the Indian Ocean (Walters Shoals south of Madagascar to Broken Ridge in 870-1,255 m) is recognized by Iwamoto and Shcherbachev (Ref. 10993 ).

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