Bollons' rattail

Coelorinchus bollonsi

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth369–794 m
Water temperature8–23 °C
Best monthsMarch
How commonCommon

About this species

Bollons' rattail is a species of rattail endemic to New Zealand. It is widespread off both west and east coasts, and along the Chatham Rise, at depths of 300-800 m. Bollons' rattail is a benthopelagic species, living and feeding between the ocean floor and midwater levels.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Bollons' rattail”, 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: 0 records
February: 1 records
March: 4 records
April: 2 records
May: 0 records
June: 2 records
July: 1 records
August: 0 records
September: 0 records
October: 0 records
November: 1 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 369–794 m · Deepest record: 3,821.5 m

10–20 m: 2 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 4 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 2 records
90–100 m: 3 records
100–110 m: 4 records
110–120 m: 3 records
120+ m: 5,090 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 8–23 °C

8–10 °C: 51 records
10–12 °C: 143 records
12–14 °C: 476 records
14–16 °C: 243 records
16–18 °C: 73 records
18–20 °C: 9 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

English: Bollons' rattail

Other scientific names: Caelorinchus bollonsi, Coelorhynchus bollonsi

Similar species

Banded Whip-tail
Coelorinchus fasciatus
Innotable Whiptail
Coelorinchus innotabilis
Gargoyle Fish
Coelorinchus mirus
Hawknose grenadier
Coelorinchus oliverianus
Spottyface Whiptail
Coelorinchus acanthiger
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).
5,149 open-data records from 1979 to 2018.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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