Sicklefin chimaera (Neoharriotta pinnata)

Scientific name: Neoharriotta pinnata Schnakenbeck, 1931

Sicklefin chimaera (Neoharriotta pinnata)
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The Sicklefin chimaera (Neoharriotta pinnata) is a marine fish of the family Rhinochimaeridae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Cape Blanc, Mauritania to Walvis Bay, Namibia. Western Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Neoharriotta pinnata
Family
Rhinochimaeridae (Longnose chimaeras)
Order
Chimaeriformes (Chimaeras)
Class
Holocephali (Chimaeras)
Maximum length
130
Depth range
150–500 m (492–1640 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 150 - 500 m, usually 200 - 470 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Cape Blanc, Mauritania to Walvis Bay, Namibia. Western Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming Fec

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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