Coelorinchus_australis

<i>Coelorinchus australis</i>

Coelorinchus australis

Species of fish

Coelorinchus australis, the javelin, javelinfish, or southern whiptail, is a species of fish found around Australia and New Zealand at depths of between 80 and 500 m. Its length is between 25 and 50 cm. It is a brownish color with 8 or 9 pale longitudinal stripes, and a small chin barbel. It feeds on octopus, fishes, and decapod crustaceans.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    Bray, D.J., 2011, , Coelorinchus australis, in Fishes of Australia, accessed 25 Aug 2014, http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3898

"Coelorinchus Australis (Richardson, 1839)." FishBase. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 July 2013.

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Coelorinchus australis" in FishBase. June 2012 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


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