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Coryphaenoides filicauda Günther, 1878

Grenadier
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Australia country information

Common names: Humphead whiptail
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from New South Wales to Tasmania (Ref. 75154). Also Ref. 5171.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Gadiformes (Cods) > Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Coryphaenoides: Greek, koryphaina = dolphin fish + Suffix oides = similar to (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino batipelágico; rango de profundidad 2500 - 5000 m.   Deep-water; 34°S - 60°S

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Southern Ocean: Southwest Atlantic: Argentina; Southwest Indian Ocean (Crozet Is.); East Indian Ocean: Australia; Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. )

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Espinas anales: 0.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Found in the continental rise to abyssal depths of 2,470-5,070 m (Ref. 5171). Benthic (Ref. 75154).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Iwamoto, Tomio | Colaboradores

Iwamoto, T., 1990. Macrouridae. p. 192-206. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 5171)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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