Rhinochimaeridae
Sign in to saveThe Rhinochimaeridae, commonly known as long-nosed chimaeras, are a family of cartilaginous fish. They are similar in form and habits to other chimaeras, but have an exceptionally long conical or paddle-shaped snout. The snout has numerous sensory nerve endings, and is used to find food such as small fish. The first dorsal fin includes a mildly venomous spine, used in defense.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Rhinochimaeridae is referenced by 124 other articles, and connects out to Holocephali, Chondrichthyes and Chimaeriformes.
It sits within the topics Chondrichthyes families, Extant Oligocene first appearances and Rhinochimaeridae.
Its subject is documented across 21 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
longnose chimaeras
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassHolocephali
- OrderChimaeriformes
- FamilyRhinochimaeridae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- Family
- Rhinochimaeridae
- Collections
- USNM, CSIRO, AM
- Recorded in
- Panama, Australia, Yemen
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Chimaeriformes
- Image
- Harriotta raleighana (Narrownose chimaera).gif
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- Rhinochimaeridae
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- Rhinochimaeridae
- topic's main category
- Category:Rhinochimaeridae
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The Rhinochimaeridae, commonly known as long-nosed chimaeras, are a family of cartilaginous fish. They are similar in form and habits to other chimaeras, but have an exceptionally long conical or paddle-shaped snout. The snout has numerous sensory nerve endings, and is used to find food such as small fish. The first dorsal fin includes a mildly venomous spine, used in defense.
Long-nosed chimaeras are found in temperate and tropical seas worldwide, from in depth. In August 2020, a long-nosed chimaera was brought up from off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rhinochimaeridae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.