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Straightnose rabbitfish (Rhinochimaera atlantica) fish species information

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Scientific Name
Rhinochimaera atlantica

Common Name
Straightnose rabbitfish

Biology
Dorsal spines : 1; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. A longnose chimaera with a narrow, moderately flattened, pointed snout and smooth, sharp-edged tooth plates; pectoral fins narrow, and caudal fin with very short terminal filament and wide-spaced tubercles on upper edge. Whitish to light brown in color.

Classification

Classified By

Holt & Byrne, 1909

Class

Chimaeras (Holocephali)

Order

Chimaeras (Chimaeriformes)

Family

Longnose chimaeras (Rhinochimaeridae)

Distribution

Region

Northwest to Northeast Atlantic, and Southeast Atlantic

Distribution

Northwest to Northeast Atlantic, and Southeast Atlantic: Antitropical. Eastern Atlantic: northern Bay of Biscay northward to Iceland, including the Iceland-Faroes Rise ; off Cayar and Cape Barbas in Western Sahara, off Namibia and South Africa. Western Atlantic: off Nova Scotia, Canada and New England, USA.

Range

65°N - 40°S

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

500 m

Depth To - meters

1500 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 500 - 1500 m

Trophic Level

3.55 s.e. 0.59 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

140 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 (74 of 100)

Resilience

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

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)