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Coelorinchus gaesorhynchus Iwamoto & Williams, 1999 Javelin whiptail |
| Family: | Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) | |||
| Max. size: | 25 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 290 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Indian Ocean: Northwest Cape and Northwest Shelf, Australia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 2-2. The snout is 49-50% of head length (HL), anterolateral margin of which is not completely supported by bone; scales overlap onto anteroventral snout surface. Orbit diameter 23-24% HL, extending to below posterior 1/3 of orbit. Prolonged narrow flap absent in subopercle. Light organ from isthmus to anus. Underside of head with no scales (except as noted above); including nasal fossa. Thin body scales, short spinules, fine in somewhat quincunx pattern. Dorsal fin dusky with blackish edges at the base; median nasal process blackish; mouth cream colored with blackish lips and premaxillary processes (Ref. 35909). | |||
| Biology: | Found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||