Abyssal rattail
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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.
Coryphaenoides
Coryphaenoides is a genus of rattails of the family Macrouridae.- Species :* Pacific grenadier, Coryphaenoides acrolepis - * Coryphaenoides affinis - * Coryphaenoides alateralis - * Coryphaenoides altipinnis -...
, found around southern Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
, and the east coast of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
at depths of between 1,200 and 1,300 m. Its length is between 30 to 40 cm.