Coryphaenoides

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Coryphaenoides
Temporal range: 28–0 Ma
Late Oligocene to Present[1]
Coryphaenoides acrolepis
Coryphaenoides leptolepis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Suborder: Macrouroidei
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Coryphaenoides
Gunnerus, 1765
Type species
Coryphaenoides rupestris
Gunnerus, 1765
Synonyms[2]

Coryphaenoides is a genus of rattails which is found in all oceans of the world.[3] They are found in deep waters and C. yaquinae, recorded to 7,012 m (23,005 ft), is the only member in the family known from the hadal zone.[4]

The generic name means "similar to Coryphaena".[5]

Species

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File:Autonomous landers, Observing the deepest places on Earth.WebM There are currently 66 recognized species in this genus:

References

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  6. ^ a b Nakayama, N. & Endo, H. (2016): A new species of the grenadier genus Coryphaenoides (Actinopterygii: Gadiformes: Macrouridae) from Japan and a range extension of Coryphaenoides rudis Günther 1878 in the northwestern Pacific. Ichthyological Research, 64 (1): 1–12.

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