Wood-Mason's rattail
Coryphaenoides woodmasoni
- Usual depth1,045–1,620 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary
- How commonRare
About this species
Coryphaenoides woodmasoni is a fish species belonging to the family Macrouridae and the order Gadiformes. The species was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1873 and named in honour of James Wood-Mason. There are no subspecies listed in the Catalogue of Life.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Coryphaenoides woodmasoni”, 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: 2 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1,045–1,620 m · Deepest record: 1,620 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Wood-Mason's rattail
Other scientific names: Macrourus woodmasoni, Macrurus woodmasoni
Similar species
- Serrulate Rattail
Coryphaenoides serrulatus
- Four-rayed Rattail
Coryphaenoides subserrulatus
- Pacific grenadier
Coryphaenoides acrolepis
- Abyssal grenadier
Coryphaenoides armatus
- Popeye
Coryphaenoides cinereus
- Humpback Whiptail
Coryphaenoides dossenus
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).
- 4 open-data records from 1890 to 1989.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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