Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Holocephali
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Rhinochimaeridae Longnose chimaeras

Genus: Rhinochimaera

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Max. Length 81.8 cm TL

 
Rhinochimaera africana
[Paddlenose chimaera]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Northwest to Northeast At
Max. Length 140 cm TL
Rhinochimaera atlantica Holt & Byrne, 1909

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Rhinochimaera atlantica
[Straightnose rabbitfish]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 159 cm TL
Rhinochimaera pacifica (Mitsukuri, 1895)

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Rhinochimaera pacifica
[Pacific spookfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Rhinochimaera africana Paddlenose chimaera Southeast Atlantic 81.8 TL 1990
Rhinochimaera atlantica Straightnose rabbitfish Northwest to Northeast At 140 TL 1909
Rhinochimaera pacifica Pacific spookfish Pacific Ocean 159 TL 1895



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