The rudis rattail, Coryphaenoides rudis, is a fish of the family Macrouridae, found around the world in tropical and subtropical oceans, at depths between 600 and 2,300 m. Its length is between 30 and 40 cm, although FishBase gives lengths of up to 1.1 m.

Rudis rattail
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Subfamily: Macrourinae
Genus: Coryphaenoides
Species:
C. rudis
Binomial name
Coryphaenoides rudis
Günther, 1878
Synonyms[2]
  • Macrourus paradoxus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
  • Coryphaenoides paradoxus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
  • Nematonurus macrocephalus Maul, 1951
  • Coryphaenoides macrocephalus (Maul, 1951)

References

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  1. ^ Iwamoto, T. (2015). "Coryphaenoides rudis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T60469866A60792060. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T60469866A60792060.en. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Coryphaenoides rudis". FishBase. February 2018 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