Narrownose chimaera

Narrownose chimaera
Narrownose chimaera
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Rhinochimaeridae
Genus: Harriotta
Species: H. raleighana
Binomial name
Harriotta raleighana
Goode & Bean, 1895

The narrownose chimaera, Harriotta raleighana, is a longnose chimaera of the family Rhinochimaeridae, found in temperate seas worldwide, at depths of between 200 and 2,600 m. Its length is between 1 and 1.5 m, including a long tapering snout and a long filamentous tail.

References

  • Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Harriotta raleighana" in FishBase. March 2006 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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  • Rhinochimaeridae — Taxobox name = Chimaeridae image caption = Narrownose chimaera ( Harriotta raleighana ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Chondrichthyes ordo = Chimaeriformes familia = Rhinochimaeridae familia authority = subdivision ranks = Genera… …   Wikipedia

  • Harriotta — Taxobox name = Harriotta image caption = Harriotta raleighana regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Chondrichthyes ordo = Chimaeriformes familia = Rhinochimaeridae genus = Harriotta Harriotta is a genus of fish in the Rhinochimaeridae… …   Wikipedia

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