Broadnose chimaera
The broadnose chimaera, knifenose chimaera, spearnose chimaera, or straightnose rabbitfish (Rhinochimaera atlantica) is a species of fish in the family Rhinochimaeridae found near Canada, Colombia, France, Gambia, Iceland, Mauritania, Mexico, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa, Suriname, and the United States.[2] Its natural habitat is open seas.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Rhinochimaeridae |
| Genus: | Rhinochimaera |
| Species: | R. atlantica |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinochimaera atlantica Holt & Byrne, 1909 | |
References
- Finucci, B. (2020). "Rhinochimaera atlantica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T60145A124444407. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T60145A124444407.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- McEachran, J.; Fechhelm, J.D. (1998). Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Austin: University of Texas Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-292-75206-1. OCLC 38468784. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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