Black lip rattail

📖 Overview

Black lip rattail (Coelorinchus celaenostomus), first described by McMillan & Paulin, 1993 is a large fish in the family Macrouridae (order Gadiformes). Adults typically reach 82.80 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 606 to 975 metres. It occurs in Deep-water waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. The species schools in loose to tight aggregations.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 2. Lips of upper and lower jaws very darkly pigmented; a series of about five (indistinct posteriorly) brownish black saddle marks on the dorsal surface of the body, the first broad, starting before the first dorsal fin origin, the third smaller and paler than the others when viewed dorsally; ventral light organ small, lacking a dermal window; ventral surface of head and lower jaw almost entirely covered with small, heavily spinulated scales; snout moderately long 45.4-51.7% HL; mouth large, with upper jaw 26.0-33.3% HL; suborbital ridge not supported by continuous bone; buccal cavity black; fins pale dusky except for anal fin which has black pigmentation distally along anterior four-fifths .

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Black lip rattail is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 606 - 975 m . Deep-water; 33°S - 37°S Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Scientific Synonyms

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .

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