Four-rayed Rattail

Coryphaenoides subserrulatus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth790–1,125 m
Water temperature5–23 °C
Best monthsJuly and November
How commonCommon

About this species

The long-rayed whiptail or four-rayed rattail, Coryphaenoides subserrulatus, is a rattail of the genus Coryphaenoides, found circumpolar in all southern oceans, at depths between 550 and 1,200 m. Its length is between 20 and 37 cm.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Longrayed 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: 21 records
February: 137 records
March: 38 records
April: 27 records
May: 32 records
June: 35 records
July: 295 records
August: 37 records
September: 20 records
October: 53 records
November: 209 records
December: 90 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 790–1,125 m · Deepest record: 1,497 m

0–10 m: 1 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 8,356 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 5–23 °C

4–6 °C: 33 records
6–8 °C: 39 records
8–10 °C: 29 records
10–12 °C: 133 records
12–14 °C: 147 records
14–16 °C: 415 records
16–18 °C: 136 records
18–20 °C: 17 records
20–22 °C: 10 records
22–24 °C: 3 records

Names and classification

English: Four-rayed Rattail, Four Rayed Rattail, Four-ray Grenadier, Four-ray Rattail, Four-ray Whiptail, Long-rayed Whiptail, Longrayed Whiptail, Longray Whiptail, Subserrulate Whiptail

Names in 2 more languages

Spanish: Granadero
Japanese: トゲソコダラ

Other scientific names: Coryphaenoides quadripennatus

Similar species

Serrulate Rattail
Coryphaenoides serrulatus
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).
8,744 open-data records from 1975 to 2018.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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