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Rhinochimaera atlantica
Holt & Byrne, 1909
Spearnose chimaera
Classification: Holocephali Chimaeriformes Rhinochimaeridae
Reference of the original description
Preliminary note on some fishes from the Irish Atlantic slope. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (Series 8), 3, 279–280
Preliminary note on some fishes from the Irish Atlantic slope. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (Series 8), 3, 279–280
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Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Harriotta atlantica
Harriotta atlantica
Description :
Citation: Rhinochimaera atlantica Holt & Byrne, 1909: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
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Common names
Chimère nez lance, Narigón sierra, Quimeras elefante, 
Chimère couteau, Chimère à nez mou, 
Atlantic knife-nose chimaera, Knifenose chimaera, Spearnose chimaera, Straightnose rabbitfish
Chimère nez lance, Narigón sierra, Quimeras elefante, Chimère couteau, Chimère à nez mou, Atlantic knife-nose chimaera, Knifenose chimaera, Spearnose chimaera, Straightnose rabbitfish
Short Description
A longnose chimaera with a narrow, moderately flattened, pointed snout and smooth, sharp-edged tooth plates; pectoral fins narrow, and caudal fin with very short terminal filament and wide-spaced tubercles on upper edge (in adults and large juveniles) [536]. Whitish to light brown in color [536].
A longnose chimaera with a narrow, moderately flattened, pointed snout and smooth, sharp-edged tooth plates; pectoral fins narrow, and caudal fin with very short terminal filament and wide-spaced tubercles on upper edge (in adults and large juveniles) [536]. Whitish to light brown in color [536].
Distribution
Northwest to Northeast Atlantic, and Southeast Atlantic: Antitropical. Eastern Atlantic: northern Bay of Biscay northward to Iceland, including the Iceland-Faroes Rise [7182]; off Cayar and Cape Barbas in Western Sahara, off Namibia and South Africa (Ref. 4444). Western Atlantic: off Nova Scotia, Canada and New England, USA [7182]. Source: www.gbif.org
Northwest to Northeast Atlantic, and Southeast Atlantic: Antitropical. Eastern Atlantic: northern Bay of Biscay northward to Iceland, including the Iceland-Faroes Rise [7182]; off Cayar and Cape Barbas in Western Sahara, off Namibia and South Africa (Ref. 4444). Western Atlantic: off Nova Scotia, Canada and New England, USA [7182]. Source: www.gbif.org
Biology
Oviparous [17086]. Benthopelagic, occurs in 529-1100 m depth (Ref. 58744). Found on or near the bottom of continental slopes [536]. Forms groups according to sex and size [536]. Feeds on shrimps and crabs [20206].
Oviparous [17086]. Benthopelagic, occurs in 529-1100 m depth (Ref. 58744). Found on or near the bottom of continental slopes [536]. Forms groups according to sex and size [536]. Feeds on shrimps and crabs [20206].
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=6052;
shark-references Species-ID=6052;
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Cestoda
Cestoda
- Chimaerocestos prudhoei Williams & Bray, 1984 [16449]
