The Campbell whiptail, kaiyomaru whiptail or kaiyomaru rattail (Coelorinchus kaiyomaru) is a species of rattail found around the globe in the southern oceans, at depths of between 600 and 1,150 m. Its length is between 20 and 40 cm.
Campbell whiptail | |
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Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gadiformes |
Family: | Macrouridae |
Subfamily: | Macrourinae |
Genus: | Coelorinchus |
Species: | C. kaiyomaru
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Binomial name | |
Coelorinchus kaiyomaru |
References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Coelorinchus kaiyomaru". FishBase. June 2012 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8