''Coelorinchus australis'', the javelin, javelinfish, or southern whiptail, is a species of fish found around

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and New Zealand at depths of between 80 and 500 m. Its length is between 25 and 50 cm. It is a brownish color with 8 or 9 pale longitudinal stripes, and a small chin barbel. It feeds on octopus, fishes, and decapod crustaceans.Bray, D.J., 2011, , Coelorinchus australis, in Fishes of Australia, accessed 25 Aug 2014, http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3898

References

"Coelorinchus Australis (Richardson, 1839)." FishBase. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 July 2013. * * Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) Macrouridae Fish described in 1839 {{Gadiformes-stub