Coelorinchus celaenostomus

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth652–938 m
Water temperature13–26 °C
Best monthsMay
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 1 records
May: 8 records
June: 2 records
July: 0 records
August: 0 records
September: 0 records
October: 1 records
November: 3 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 652–938 m · Deepest record: 1,328.5 m

490–500 m: 1 records
500–510 m: 0 records
510–520 m: 0 records
520–530 m: 0 records
530–540 m: 0 records
540–550 m: 0 records
550–560 m: 1 records
560–570 m: 0 records
570–580 m: 0 records
580–590 m: 0 records
590–600 m: 125 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 13–26 °C

12–14 °C: 2 records
14–16 °C: 2 records
16–18 °C: 57 records
18–20 °C: 52 records
20–22 °C: 3 records
22–24 °C: 9 records
24–26 °C: 3 records
26–28 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Caelorinchus celaenostoma, Caelorinchus celaenostomus

Similar species

Bollons' rattail
Coelorinchus bollonsi
Banded Whip-tail
Coelorinchus fasciatus
Innotable Whiptail
Coelorinchus innotabilis
Gargoyle Fish
Coelorinchus mirus
Hawknose grenadier
Coelorinchus oliverianus
Spottyface Whiptail
Coelorinchus acanthiger

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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
129 open-data records from 1981 to 2012.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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