The rudis rattail, Coryphaenoides rudis, is a fish of the family Macrouridae, found around the world in tropical and subtropical oceans, at depths between 600 and 2,300 m. Its length is between 30 and 40 cm, although FishBase gives lengths of up to 1.1 m.
| Rudis rattail | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Macrouridae |
| Subfamily: | Macrourinae |
| Genus: | Coryphaenoides |
| Species: | C. rudis
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| Binomial name | |
| Coryphaenoides rudis Günther, 1878
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References
edit- ^ Iwamoto, T. (2015). "Coryphaenoides rudis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T60469866A60792060. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T60469866A60792060.en. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Coryphaenoides rudis". FishBase. February 2018 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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