American Elephantfish
Callorhinchus callorynchus
Classification
- Class
- Holocephali
- Order
- Chimaeriformes
- Family
- Callorhinchidae
The American elephantfish (Callorhinchus callorynchus), commonly referred to as the cockfish, is a species of chimaera belonging to the family Callorhinchidae. Description This species has a silver to gray body with prominent brown spots concentrated on the dorsal half of the fish and on the fins. Hues of pink are also present around areas such as the mouth and fins.
La masca laboureur (Callorhinchus callorynchus) est une espèce de poisson cartilagineux de la sous-classe des chimères.
El pejegallo, pez gallo, pez elefante o músico (Callorhinchus callorhynchus) (del griego kallos κάλλος -belleza- y rhynchos ρυνχος -hocico, morro-) es una especie de pez holocéfalo del orden Chimaeriformes que habita en el cono sur de América. Descripción Su talla máxima es de 102 cm para las hembras y de 87 para los machos. Alcanzan los 40 cm con tres años de edad.
Distribution
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