Coelorinchus kaiyomaru Arai & Iwamoto, 1979
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Campbell whiptail, kaiyomaru whiptail or kaiyomaru rattail (Coelorinchus kaiyomaru) is a species of rattail found around the globe in the southern oceans, at depths of between 600 and 1,150 m. Its length is between 20 and 40 cm.
Wikipedia contributors, Campbell whiptail; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:22:55.847314+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Coelorinchus kaiyomaru Arai & Iwamoto, 1979
- Name authority
- Arai & Iwamoto, 1979
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gadiformes
- Family
- Macrouridae
- Genus
- Coelorinchus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGadiformes
- familyMacrouridae Bonaparte, 1831
- subfamilyMacrourinae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusCoelorinchus Giorna, 1809
- speciesCoelorinchus kaiyomaru Arai & Iwamoto, 1979
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Coelorinchus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Coelorinchus braueri Barnard, 1925 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coelorinchus sheni Chiou, Shao & Iwamoto, 2004 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coelorinchus spilonotus Sazonov & Iwamoto, 1992 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coelorinchus semaphoreus Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coelorinchus sexradiatus Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coelorinchus thompsoni Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coelorinchus simorhynchus Iwamoto & Anderson, 1994 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coelorinchus spathulatus McMillan & Paulin, 1993 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coelorinchus spinifer Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coelorinchus quincunciatus Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coelorinchus scaphopsis (Gilbert, 1890) | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coelorinchus shcherbachevi Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Caelorinchus kaiyomaru Arai & Iwamoto, 1979 Arai & Iwamoto, 1979 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Arai, T., & Iwamoto, T. (1979). A new species of the macrourid fish genus Coelorinchus from off Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Falkland Islands. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 26 (3): 238–246. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:WSSX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.