Wood-Mason's rattail

Coryphaenoides woodmasoni

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
South Asia
Large

Coryphaenoides woodmasoni is a fish species belonging to the family Macrouridae and the order Gadiformes. The species was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1873 and named in honour of James Wood-Mason. There are no subspecies listed in the Catalogue of Life.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Coryphaenoides
Maximum length: 53 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Indian Ocean: Northern portion off the Indian subcontinent and on Mascarene and Ninety East ridges.

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