Coryphaenoides

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Coryphaenoides
Temporal range: 28–0 Ma
Late Oligocene to Present[1]
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Coryphaenoides acrolepis
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Coryphaenoides leptolepis
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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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Coryphaenoides armatus is seen in this video describing the operation and use of an autonomous lander (RV Kaharoa) in deep sea research.

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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