Harriotta raleighana
Goode & Bean, 1895
Narrownose chimaera
Classification: Holocephali Chimaeriformes Rhinochimaeridae
Reference of the original description
On Harriotta, a new type of chimaeroid fish from the deeper waters of the northwestern Atlantic. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 17(1014), 471–473
On Harriotta, a new type of chimaeroid fish from the deeper waters of the northwestern Atlantic. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 17(1014), 471–473
Image of the original description

Harriotta raleighana Goode & Bean, 1895

Harriotta raleighana Goode & Bean, 1895
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Harriotta cf. raleighana, Harriotta curtissjamesi, Harriotta opisthoptera, Harriotta raleighiana
Harriotta cf. raleighana, Harriotta curtissjamesi, Harriotta opisthoptera, Harriotta raleighiana
Types
Harriotta raleighana
Lectotype: USNM: 35520 Paralectotype: USNM: 35631 USNM: 38200 USNM: 39415
Harriotta curtissjamesi
Holotype: USNM: 87552 (old: AMNH 8342)
Harriotta opisthoptera
Holotype: ECSFI: SH80D-0411; Paratype: ECSFI: SH80D-0404; ECSFI: SH80D-0326; ECSFI: SH80D-0329; ECSFI: SH80D-0391; ECSFI: SH80D-0402; ECSFI: SH80D-0410;
Harriotta raleighana
Lectotype: USNM: 35520 Paralectotype: USNM: 35631 USNM: 38200 USNM: 39415
Harriotta curtissjamesi
Holotype: USNM: 87552 (old: AMNH 8342)
Harriotta opisthoptera
Holotype: ECSFI: SH80D-0411; Paratype: ECSFI: SH80D-0404; ECSFI: SH80D-0326; ECSFI: SH80D-0329; ECSFI: SH80D-0391; ECSFI: SH80D-0402; ECSFI: SH80D-0410;
Description :
Citation: Harriotta raleighana Goode & Bean, 1895: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 03/2025
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Harriotta raleighana Goode & Bean, 1895, adult, female © Brit Finucci

Harriotta raleighana Goode & Bean, 1895, adult, female © Brit Finucci
Common names
Gewöhnliche Langnasenchimäre,
Langnasenchimäre,
Peje rata,
Quimera de Raleigh,
Quimera picuda,
Quimera picuda del Pacífico,
Tucán,
Chimère bécune du Pacifique,
Chimère de Raleigh,
Chimère spatule,
Chimère à nez rigide,
Bentnose rabbitfish,
Bigspine spookfish,
Chimaera,
Long-nosed chimaera,
Longnose chimaera,
Longnose spookefish,
Longnosed chimaera,
Narrownose chimaera,
Pacific longnose chimaera,
Rat fish,
Ratfish,
Spookfish























Short Description
A longnose chimaera with a rather long, narrow, depressed snout, a small eye situated above or behind the mouth, a rather long first dorsal fin and spine, knobby tooth plates, and caudal fin lanceolate with no tubercles on upper edge but with a long terminal filament (Ref. 5578, 6871, 41248). Dark brown or blackish in color [536]. No separate anal fin. Claspers are rod like, rather slender, unbranched, with tip somewhat swollen. Jugular and oral canals arising separately from orbital, with a short interspace; angular (maxillary) canal joining suborbital about 2/7 of distance from front level of eye toward tip of snout (Ref. 41248).
A longnose chimaera with a rather long, narrow, depressed snout, a small eye situated above or behind the mouth, a rather long first dorsal fin and spine, knobby tooth plates, and caudal fin lanceolate with no tubercles on upper edge but with a long terminal filament (Ref. 5578, 6871, 41248). Dark brown or blackish in color [536]. No separate anal fin. Claspers are rod like, rather slender, unbranched, with tip somewhat swollen. Jugular and oral canals arising separately from orbital, with a short interspace; angular (maxillary) canal joining suborbital about 2/7 of distance from front level of eye toward tip of snout (Ref. 41248).
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Iceland, Faeroe Islands, Rockall Trough along Ireland to northern France; Canary Islands and off Cap Blanc, Mauritania; Namibia and South Africa [536]. Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada to Chesapeake Bay in USA; southern Brazil. North Pacific: off Japan and California, USA; also 100 km off southern Baja California. South Pacific: off New Zealand and Australia (Ref. 7300). Source: www.gbif.org
Eastern Atlantic: Iceland, Faeroe Islands, Rockall Trough along Ireland to northern France; Canary Islands and off Cap Blanc, Mauritania; Namibia and South Africa [536]. Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada to Chesapeake Bay in USA; southern Brazil. North Pacific: off Japan and California, USA; also 100 km off southern Baja California. South Pacific: off New Zealand and Australia (Ref. 7300). Source: www.gbif.org
Human uses
fisheries: of no interest
fisheries: of no interest
Biology
Oviparous, young hatch at about 10-13 cm [578]. Found on the continental slope and ocean floor. Benthopelagic, occurs 600-2150 m depth (Ref. 58744). Appears to feed mainly on shellfish and crustaceans.
Oviparous, young hatch at about 10-13 cm [578]. Found on the continental slope and ocean floor. Benthopelagic, occurs 600-2150 m depth (Ref. 58744). Appears to feed mainly on shellfish and crustaceans.
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=2644;
shark-references Species-ID=2644;
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Cestoda
Cestoda
- Gyrocotyle haffii Bray, Waeschenbach, Littlewood, Halvorsen & Olson, 2020 [28528]