Spottyface Whiptail
Coelorinchus acanthiger
- Usual depth924–1,216 m
- Water temperature11–26 °C
- Best monthsMay, August, and December
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Coelorinchus is a genus of rattail fish.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Coelorinchus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 15 records
- February: 27 records
- March: 15 records
- April: 17 records
- May: 47 records
- June: 20 records
- July: 19 records
- August: 55 records
- September: 19 records
- October: 21 records
- November: 31 records
- December: 55 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 924–1,216 m · Deepest record: 1,698 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 11–26 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Spottyface Whiptail, Surgeon grenadier, Thistley Whiptail
Names in 1 more languages
- French
- Queue de rat
Other scientific names: Caelorinchus acanthiger, Coelorhynchus acanthiger
Similar species
- Bollons' rattail
Coelorinchus bollonsi
- Banded Whip-tail
Coelorinchus fasciatus
- Innotable Whiptail
Coelorinchus innotabilis
Gargoyle FishCoelorinchus mirus
Hawknose grenadierCoelorinchus oliverianus
- Oblique banded rattail
Coelorinchus aspercephalus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 552 open-data records from 1925 to 2018.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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