Rhinochimaeridae
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The Rhinochimaeridae, commonly known as long-nosed chimaeras,[1] are a family of cartilaginous fish. They are similar in form and habits to other chimaeras, but have an exceptionally long conical or paddle-shaped snout.[2] The snout has numerous sensory nerve endings, and is used to find food such as small fish.[3] The first dorsal fin includes a mildly venomous spine, used in defense.[4]
Long-nosed chimaeras are found in temperate and tropical seas worldwide, from Script error: No such module "convert". in depth.[4] In August 2020, a long-nosed chimaera was brought up from Script error: No such module "convert". off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland.[5]
They range from Script error: No such module "convert". in maximum total length, depending on species.
Species
The eight known species are in three genera:[4]
Family Rhinochimaeridae
- Genus Harriotta Goode & Bean, 1895 (Late Cretaceous to present)
- Harriotta haeckeli Karrer, 1972 (smallspine spookfish)
- Harriotta raleighana Goode & Bean, 1895 (narrownose chimaera)
- Harriotta avia Finucci, Didier, Ebert, Green, & Kemper, 2024 (Australasian narrow-nosed spookfish)
Harriotta raleighana Goode & Bean, 1895 (narrownose chimaera)
- Genus Neoharriotta Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950
- Neoharriotta carri Bullis & J. S. Carpenter, 1966 (dwarf sicklefin chimaera)
- Neoharriotta pinnata Schnakenbeck, 1931 (sicklefin chimaera)
- Neoharriotta pumila Didier & Stehmann, 1996 (Arabian sicklefin chimaera)
- Genus Rhinochimaera Garman, 1901
- Rhinochimaera africana Compagno, Stehmann & Ebert, 1990 (paddlenose chimaera)
- Rhinochimaera atlantica Holt & Byrne, 1909 (broadnose chimaera)
- Rhinochimaera pacifica Mitsukuri, 1895 (Pacific spookfish)
- Genus Template:ExtinctAmylodon Storms, 1895 (Late Cretaceous-Paleogene)
References
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External links
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