Rhinochimaera
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Rhinochimaera is a genus of fish
in the Rhinochimaeridae
family.
It contains the following species:
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Rhinochimaeridae
Rhinochimaeridae
Rhinochimaeridae, commonly known as long-nosed chimaeras, is 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. The snout has numerous sensory nerve endings, and is used to find food such as small...
family.
It contains the following species:
- Rhinochimaera africana Compagno, Stehmann & Ebert, 1990
- Rhinochimaera atlantica HoltErnest William Lyons HoltErnest William Lyons Holt was an eminent English marine naturalist and biologist specialized in ichthyology, the study of fish...
& Byrne, 1909 (Straightnose rabbitfish) - Rhinochimaera pacifica (MitsukuriKakichi Mitsukuriwas a Japanese zoölogist, born at Edo. In 1873 he came to the United States, where he received the Ph.D. degree from Yale in 1879 and from Johns Hopkins in 1883. He was appointed professor in the college of science of the Imperial University of Tokyo in 1882 and councilor of the university in 1893...
, 1895) (Pacific spookfish)