Broadnose chimaera

Taxobox
name = Broadnose chimaera


status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Chondrichthyes
ordo = Chimaeriformes
familia = Rhinochimaeridae
genus = "Rhinochimaera"
species = "R. atlantica"
binomial = "Rhinochimaera atlantica"
binomial_authority = Holt & Byrne, 1909
synonyms = The broadnose chimaera, knifenose chimaera, spearnose chimaera, or straightnose rabbitfish ("Rhinochimaera atlantica") is a species of fish in the Rhinochimaeridae family. It is found in Canada, Colombia, France, Gambia, Iceland, Mauritania, Mexico, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa, Suriname, and the United States. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

* Dagit, D.D. & Compagno, L.J.V. 2005. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/60145/all Rhinochimaera atlantica] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 03 August 2007.