Paddlenose chimaera

Rhinochimaera africana

Rhinochimaerid Fish from the East China Sea

Silver
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Central America and the Caribbean
East Asia
South America
Elongated
Large

The paddlenose chimaera or paddlenose spookfish (Rhinochimaera africana) is a species of marine cartilaginous fish in the family Rhinochimaeridae found near China, Japan, Mozambique, South Africa, and Taiwan.

Class: Chimaeras
Order: Chimaeras
Family: Rhinochimaeridae
Genus: Rhinochimaera
Maximum length: 81.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southeast Atlantic: southern Africa and Mozambique Channel. Pacific Ocean: Japan (off Hokkaido and northern Honshu) to the east China Sea, including Taiwan; Costa Rica and Peru.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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