Broadnose chimaera

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Broadnose chimaera
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R. atlantica
Binomial name
Rhinochimaera atlantica
Holt & Byrne, 1909

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The broadnose chimaera, knifenose chimaera, spearnose chimaera, or straightnose rabbitfish (Rhinochimaera atlantica) is a species of fish in the Rhinochimaeridae family found near 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.[1]

References

  1. Dagit, D.D. & Compagno, L.J.V. 2005. Rhinochimaera atlantica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.


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