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Sicklefin chimaera (Neoharriotta pinnata) fish species information

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Scientific Name
Neoharriotta pinnata

Common Name
Sicklefin chimaera

Biology
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. Dark brown in color.

Classification

Classified By

Schnakenbeck, 1931

Class

Chimaeras (Holocephali)

Order

Chimaeras (Chimaeriformes)

Family

Longnose chimaeras (Rhinochimaeridae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Cape Blanc, Mauritania to Walvis Bay, Namibia. Western Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea.

Range

- 23°S

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

150 m

Depth To - meters

500 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 150 - 500 m , usually 200 - 470 m

Trophic Level

3.97 s.e. 0.70 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

130 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.6289 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

High to very high vulnerability (68 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming Fec

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Data deficient (DD)