Coryphaenoides rudis

Günther, Albert C. L. G., 1878, Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of the H. M. S. “ Challenger ”, Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 (2), pp. 17-28 : 24-25

Coryphaenoides rudis .

Snout obtusely conical, projecting beyond the mouth, which extends backwards to below the middle of the eye. The outer series contains stronger teeth in both jaws. Barbel about as long as the eye. Scales equally rough over the whole of their surface, the spinelets being subequal in size, densely packed, and not arranged in series. There are eight scales in a transverse series between the first dorsal and the lateral line. Anterior margin of the second dorsal spine armed with barbs placed at some distance from each other. The second dorsal fin commences at a distance behind the first scarcely inferior to the length of the base of the first. The outer ventral ray produced into a long filament.

Pacific, north of Kermadec Island (Stations 170, 171), 500-650 fathoms.