Lớp phụ cá toàn đầu (Chimaera) (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
Sinh thái học
Biển Tầng đáy biển sâu; Mức độ sâu 200 - 1500 m (Ref. 117245), usually 400 - 1500 m (Ref. 4444). Deep-water; 67°N - 58°S, 98°W - 26°E
Northwest to Northeast Atlantic, and Southeast Atlantic: Antitropical. Eastern Atlantic: northern Bay of Biscay northward to Iceland, including the Iceland-Faroes Rise (Ref. 3183); off Cayar and Cape Barbas in Western Sahara, off Namibia and South Africa (Ref. 4444). Western Atlantic: off Nova Scotia, Canada and New England, USA (Ref. 3183).
Bộ gần gũi / Khối lượng (Trọng lượng) / Age
Maturity: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 140 cm TL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 4444)
Các tia vây lưng cứng (tổng cộng) : 1; Tia cứng vây hậu môn: 0; Tia mềm vây hậu môn: 0. A longnose chimaera with a narrow, moderately flattened, pointed snout and smooth, sharp-edged tooth plates; pectoral fins narrow, and caudal fin with very short terminal filament and wide-spaced tubercles on upper edge (in adults and large juveniles) (Ref. 5578). Whitish to light brown in color (Ref. 5578).
Found on or near the bottom of continental slopes (Ref. 5578). Forms groups according to sex and size (Ref. 5578). Feeds on shrimps and crabs (Ref. 27637). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are encased in horny shells (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Sự tái sinh sản | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Ấu trùng
Krefft, G., 1990. Rhinochimaeridae. p. 114-116. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4444)
