Innotable Whiptail

Coelorinchus innotabilis

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth765–1,087 m
Water temperature8–23 °C
Best monthsMay, August, and December
How commonCommon

About this species

The notable whiptail, notable rattail or longnose rattail is a species of rattail found around southern Australia, and New Zealand, at depths of between 500 and 1,500 m. Its length is between 15 and 32 cm.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Notable whiptail”, 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: 7 records
February: 21 records
March: 7 records
April: 32 records
May: 55 records
June: 24 records
July: 10 records
August: 52 records
September: 25 records
October: 34 records
November: 29 records
December: 56 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 765–1,087 m · Deepest record: 1,721 m

290–300 m: 1 records
300–310 m: 0 records
310–320 m: 0 records
320–330 m: 3 records
330–340 m: 2 records
340–350 m: 0 records
350–360 m: 1 records
360–370 m: 12 records
370–380 m: 7 records
380–390 m: 3 records
390–400 m: 1 records
400+ m: 6,312 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 8–23 °C

6–8 °C: 1 records
8–10 °C: 32 records
10–12 °C: 138 records
12–14 °C: 150 records
14–16 °C: 429 records
16–18 °C: 147 records
18–20 °C: 22 records
20–22 °C: 23 records
22–24 °C: 4 records

Names and classification

English: Innotable Whiptail, Long-nose Rattail, Longnose Rattail, Notable Rattail, Notable Whip-tail, Notable Whiptail

Names in 1 more languages

Simplified Chinese: 新西蘭腔吻鱈

Other scientific names: Caelorinchus innotabilis, Coelorhynchus innotabilis

Similar species

Bollons' rattail
Coelorinchus bollonsi
Banded Whip-tail
Coelorinchus fasciatus
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).
6,518 open-data records from 1968 to 2018.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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