Humpback Whiptail

Coryphaenoides dossenus

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth750–1,158 m
Water temperature5–27 °C
Best monthsMay, August, and December
How commonOccasional

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 8 records
February: 17 records
March: 14 records
April: 22 records
May: 41 records
June: 16 records
July: 12 records
August: 42 records
September: 13 records
October: 14 records
November: 14 records
December: 39 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 750–1,158 m · Deepest record: 1,495.5 m

260–270 m: 1 records
270–280 m: 1 records
280–290 m: 0 records
290–300 m: 0 records
300–310 m: 1 records
310–320 m: 0 records
320–330 m: 0 records
330–340 m: 1 records
340–350 m: 0 records
350–360 m: 0 records
360–370 m: 0 records
370+ m: 1,708 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 5–27 °C

4–6 °C: 1 records
6–8 °C: 10 records
8–10 °C: 54 records
10–12 °C: 139 records
12–14 °C: 101 records
14–16 °C: 409 records
16–18 °C: 104 records
18–20 °C: 34 records
20–22 °C: 81 records
22–24 °C: 12 records
24–26 °C: 1 records
26–28 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

English: Humpback Whiptail, Longbeard Whiptail

Similar species

Serrulate Rattail
Coryphaenoides serrulatus
Four-rayed Rattail
Coryphaenoides subserrulatus
Pacific grenadier
Coryphaenoides acrolepis
Abyssal grenadier
Coryphaenoides armatus
Popeye
Coryphaenoides cinereus
Abyssal Rattail
Coryphaenoides murrayi

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).
1,855 open-data records from 1970 to 2018.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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