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Bigsnout Whiptail

Coelorinchus macrorhynchus

Also known as: Whiptail

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Adult
@mheo21 · Times Beach, Philippines · September 20151 / 2
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Overview

Found in deep water, over the continental slope.
Western Central Pacific - Borneo, Philippines

These fish live very deep and are seldom seen except when caught by trawlers!

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How to identify

COLOURS
Head & Mouth
long snout

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Central Pacific
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Found in deep water, over the continental slope.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderGadiformes
    5. familyMacrouridae
    6. genusCoelorinchus
    7. speciesCoelorinchus macrorhynchus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

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