Callorhinchidae

Ghost shark

Callorhinchus milii

Ghostly elephant snout among holocephalans

• Silver
• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Elongated
• Large
• Tropical fish

The Australian ghostshark (Callorhinchus milii) is a cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) belonging to the subclass Holocephali (chimaera). Sharks, rays and skates are the other members of the cartilaginous fish group and are grouped under the subclass Elasmobranchii. Alternative names include elephant shark, makorepe (in Māori), whitefish, plough-nose chimaera, or elephant fish.