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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]
Rhinochimaera pacifica, commonly known as the Pacific spookfish, knifenose chimaera, narrownose chimaera, Pacific long-nosed chimaera, or Pinocchiofish, is a species of chimaera in the family Rhinochimaeridae. [2] It lives in various parts of the Pacific Ocean and can be characterized by its long snout.
In August 2020, a long-nosed chimaera was brought up from 460 fathoms (2,760 ft; 840 m) off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. [ 5 ] They range from 60 to 140 cm (2.0 to 4.6 ft) in maximum total length, depending on species.
Deep-sea chimaera photographed by the NOAAS Okeanos Explorer.Visible on its snout are tiny pores which lead to electroreceptor cells.. Chimaeras are soft-bodied, shark-like fish with bulky heads and long, tapered tails; measured from the tail, they can grow up to 150 cm (4.9 ft) in length.
Chimaera jordani S. Tanaka (I), 1905 (Jordan's chimaera) Chimaera lignaria Didier, 2002 (Carpenter's chimaera) Chimaera macrospina Didier, Last & W. T. White, 2008 (Longspine chimaera) Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758 (Rabbit fish) Chimaera notafricana Kemper, Ebert, Compagno & Didier, 2010 (Cape chimaera)
Rhinochimaera is a genus of cartilaginous fish in the family Rhinochimaeridae, with these species: [1] Rhinochimaera africana Compagno, Stehmann & Ebert, 1990 (paddlenose chimaera) Rhinochimaera atlantica Holt & Byrne, 1909 (broadnose chimaera) Rhinochimaera pacifica Mitsukuri, 1895 (Pacific spookfish)
The Enypniastes eximia, also dubbed the "Pink See-Through Fantasia," was a previously unknown member of the swimming sea cucumber species up until recent discovery.
Chimaera willwatchi has several general characteristics, such as blocky head, square snout, large body, well-defined suborbital ridges, slight iridescent sheen, and brown purple-colored body. [1] The maximum total length of this species is around 83.4 cm for the male specimens and 97.1 cm for female specimens. [1]