Abyssal rattail

The abyssal rattail, Coryphaenoides murrayi, is a fish of the genus Coryphaenoides, found around southern Australia, Fiji, and the east coast of New Zealand at depths of between 1,200 and 1,300 m.

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The Abyssal rattail lives in the bathydemersal, marine, depth range 1196 - 2350 m environment.

The abyssal rattail, Coryphaenoides murrayi, is a fish of the genus Coryphaenoides, found around southern Australia, Fiji, and the east coast of New Zealand at depths of between 1,200 and 1,300 m. Its length is between 30 to 40 cm. More

the stomach of an abyssal rattail fish caught far off the Oregon coast. In deep sea trenches, eelgrass detritus provides a substrate, shelter, and food and it also adds organic carbon and nitrogen to the sediment. More

Common names

Abyssal rattail in English
Abyssal whiptail in English
默氏突吻鱈 in Mandarin Chinese
默氏突吻鱈 in Unknown
默氏突吻鳕 in Mandarin Chinese
默氏突吻鳕 in Unknown

Order : Gadiformes
Family : Macrouridae
Genus : Coryphaenoides
Species : Coryphaenoides murrayi
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