Biology:Rhinochimaera

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Short description: Genus of cartilaginous fishes

Rhinochimaera
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Rhinochimaera atlantica
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Rhinochimaeridae
Genus: Rhinochimaera
Garman, 1901

Rhinochimaera is a genus of cartilaginous fish in the family Rhinochimaeridae, with these species:

  • Rhinochimaera africana Compagno, Stehmann & Ebert, 1990 (paddlenose chimaera)
  • Rhinochimaera atlantica Holt & Byrne, 1909 (broadnose chimaera)
  • Rhinochimaera pacifica Mitsukuri, 1895 (Pacific spookfish)

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References

Wikidata ☰ Q2704992 entry