Coryphaenoides | |
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Coryphaenoides acrolepis | |
Coryphaenoides leptolepis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gadiformes |
Family: | Macrouridae |
Subfamily: | Macrourinae |
Genus: | Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765 |
Type species | |
Coryphaenoides rupestris Gunnerus, 1765
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Synonyms[2] | |
Coryphaenoides is a genus of rattails which is found in all oceans of the world.[3] They are found in deep waters and C. yaquinae, recorded to 7,012 m (23,005 ft), is the only member in the family known from the hadal zone.[4]
The generic name means "similar to Coryphaena".[5]