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whiptail (Macruronus novaezelandiae)
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whiptail (Macruronus novaezelandiae) specimen
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Merlucciidae

whiptail

Macruronus novaezelandiae

Merlucciid Fish beneath the Pacific Ocean

  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Elongated
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

whiptail is known around Southwest Pacific as a fish; The species reaches a recorded maximum of 120 cm, and its body is an elongated body.

Maximum length
120 cm
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand and southern Australia.

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