Coryphaenoides woodmasoni
# Coryphaenoides woodmasoni

Coryphaenoides woodmasoni is a fish species belonging to the family Macrouridae and the order Gadiformes. The species was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1873 and named in honour of James Wood-Mason. There are no subspecies listed in the Catalogue of Life.

## Morphology

The males can reach a length of 53 cm.

## Habitat

The species is a deep-water fish that lives in depths from 1240 to 1829 meters (4070 to 6000 feet).

## Geographic distribution

The range of C. woodmasoni is the Indian Ocean off the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, as well as the Mascarene Ridge and the Ninety East Ridge.

