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

[1] "Coelorinchus Australis (Richardson, 1839)."

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