Serrulate Rattail
Coryphaenoides serrulatus
- Usual depth818–1,131 m
- Water temperature6–23 °C
- Best monthsDecember
- How commonCommon
About this species
The serrulate whiptail or serrulate rattail, Coryphaenoides serrulatus, is a rattail of the genus Coryphaenoides, found around southern Australia and New Zealand, at depths of between 750 and 2,000 m. Its length is between 30 and 45 cm.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Serrulate 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: 9 records
- February: 35 records
- March: 22 records
- April: 36 records
- May: 51 records
- June: 37 records
- July: 21 records
- August: 55 records
- September: 24 records
- October: 32 records
- November: 44 records
- December: 97 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 818–1,131 m · Deepest record: 1,480.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 6–23 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Serrulate Rattail, Serrulate whiptail
Other scientific names: Macrurus serrulatus
Similar species
- Four-rayed Rattail
Coryphaenoides subserrulatus
- Pacific grenadier
Coryphaenoides acrolepis
- Abyssal grenadier
Coryphaenoides armatus
- Popeye
Coryphaenoides cinereus
- Humpback Whiptail
Coryphaenoides dossenus
- 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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 7,879 open-data records from 1975 to 2018.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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