| Family: |
Rhinochimaeridae (Longnose chimaeras) |
| Max. size: |
130 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 150 - 800 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: Cape Blanc, Mauritania to Walvis Bay, Namibia (Ref. 4444). Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea (Ref. 45795) and India (Ref. 118627). |
| Diagnosis: |
A longnose chimaera with a narrow, slightly flattened snout, and blunt-edged, ridged tooth plates; pectoral fins short and broad, anal fin large and curved, and caudal fin with no tubercles on upper edge but with a short terminal filament (Ref. 5578). Dark brown in color (Ref. 5578). |
| Biology: |
Oviparous (Ref. 205). Lays spindle-shaped eggs (Ref. 5578). Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 9773. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 02 September 2019 (A2d) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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