Banded whiptail (Coelorinchus fasciatus) fish species and information / pictures of Banded whiptail - Coelorinchus fasciatus

Banded whiptail (Coelorinchus fasciatus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Coelorinchus fasciatus

Common Name
Banded whiptail

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 113-122; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 90. The head is relatively large; the eyes also large. Body tapers abruptly behind the first dorsal fin. Color is swarthy overall, pale ventrally. Back with 8 - 10 broad saddles or bars extending slightly below the lateral line. The fins are dusky except for the whitish outermost pelvic ray. The mouth and gill cavities gray to black.

Classification

Classified By

G?nther, 1878

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Grenadiers or rattails (Macrouridae)

Distribution

Region

Southern Atlantic, Indian and Pacific

Distribution

Southern Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: southern Africa, southern tip of South America, , southern Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand.

Range

20°S - 59°S, 7°E - 47°W

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

73 m

Depth To - meters

1086 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 73 - 1086 m (Ref. 1371), usually 400 - 800 m (Ref. 1371)

Trophic Level

3.69 s.e. 0.58 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

50.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated