Mesovagus antipodum

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth870–1,153 m
Water temperature8–26 °C
Best monthsAugust and December
How commonOccasional

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About this species

Mesovagus is a genus of rattails found in Indian and Pacific Ocean.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Mesovagus”, 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: 25 records
February: 10 records
March: 21 records
April: 14 records
May: 26 records
June: 14 records
July: 15 records
August: 39 records
September: 15 records
October: 22 records
November: 18 records
December: 44 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 870–1,153 m · Deepest record: 3,208 m

430–440 m: 1 records
440–450 m: 0 records
450–460 m: 3 records
460–470 m: 0 records
470–480 m: 0 records
480–490 m: 0 records
490–500 m: 1 records
500–510 m: 0 records
510–520 m: 0 records
520–530 m: 0 records
530–540 m: 0 records
540+ m: 2,142 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 8–26 °C

6–8 °C: 1 records
8–10 °C: 29 records
10–12 °C: 431 records
12–14 °C: 141 records
14–16 °C: 125 records
16–18 °C: 106 records
18–20 °C: 50 records
20–22 °C: 53 records
22–24 °C: 11 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Mesobius antipodum

Similar species

Mesovagus berryi
Bollons' rattail
Coelorinchus bollonsi
Banded Whip-tail
Coelorinchus fasciatus
Innotable Whiptail
Coelorinchus innotabilis
Serrulate Rattail
Coryphaenoides serrulatus
Four-rayed Rattail
Coryphaenoides subserrulatus

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).
2,182 open-data records from 1977 to 2018.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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