Rudis rattail

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
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Macrouridae
Subfamily:	Macrourinae
Genus:	Coryphaenoides
Species:	C. rudis
Binomial name
Coryphaenoides rudis Günther, 1878
Synonyms[2]
Macrourus paradoxus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 Coryphaenoides paradoxus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) Nematonurus macrocephalus Maul, 1951 Coryphaenoides macrocephalus (Maul, 1951)