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Rhinochimaera atlantica Holt & Byrne, 1909

Straightnose rabbitfish
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Common names: Chimère-couteau, Chimère à nez mou, Knifenose chimaera
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Atlantic coast (Ref. 3183). Captures in the Arctic Canada were at depths of 915-1098m (Ref. 117245). Also Ref. 5951.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Coad, B.W. and J.D. Reist, 2018
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Chimère à nez mou, Narigón sierra, خُرافة ذات أنف ليِّن, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Holocéfalos (quimeras) (chimaeras) > Chimaeriformes (Chimaeras) > Rhinochimaeridae (Longnose chimaeras)
Etymology: Rhinochimaera: A chimaera with rhinos (Gr.), nose, referring to long, pointed proboscis of R. pacifica. (See ETYFish);  atlantica: ana- (L.), belonging to: North Atlantic Ocean, where it occurs. (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

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