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Atlantic Longnose Chimaera

Rhinochimaera atlantica

Classification

The broadnose chimaera, knifenose chimaera, spearnose chimaera, Atlantic long-nosed 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. Description Rhinochimaera atlantica was described in 1909, having been discovered on the continental slope southwest of Ireland, and, as of 2021, it is the only long-nosed chimaera to have been described from European waters. It has an approximate total…

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Ireland · 58Canada · 56Brazil · 1