Coelorinchus sheni

Coelorinchus sheni is a species of rattail.[1] It is only known from depths of 450–650 m off the coast of Taiwan.[2]

Coelorinchus sheni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Subfamily: Macrourinae
Genus: Coelorinchus
Species:
C. sheni
Binomial name
Coelorinchus sheni
M. L. Chiou, K. T. Shao & Iwamoto, 2004[1]

This is a fairly large rattail with the limited number of known specimens including one over 93 cm in length. It has a large eye, a long, blunt-ended snout and a large-opening mouth. There is a series of dark saddle-shaped marks along the body and a small light-producing organ.[1]

References

  1. Chiou, Mei-Luen; Kwang-Tsao Shao; Tomio Iwamoto (2004). "A new species, Caelorinchus sheni, and 19 new records of grenadiers (Pisces: Gadiformes: Macrouridae) from Taiwan" (PDF). Zoological Studies. 43 (1): 35–50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-11-05.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Coelorinchus sheni" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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