Smalleyed rabbitfish (Hydrolagus affinis)

Scientific name: Hydrolagus affinis de Brito Capello, 1868

Smalleyed rabbitfish (Hydrolagus affinis)
Photo: http://archive.serpentproject.com/966/

The Smalleyed rabbitfish (Hydrolagus affinis) is a marine fish of the family Chimaeridae.

Biology

Lacks a separate anal fin. Pectoral fin does not overlap pelvic fin. Short caudal filament. Dark brown in color.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hydrolagus affinis
Family
Chimaeridae (Shortnose chimaeras or ratfishes)
Order
Chimaeriformes (Chimaeras)
Class
Holocephali (Chimaeras)
Maximum length
130
Depth range
300–3000 m (984–9843 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 300 - 3000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Northeast Atlantic: Rockall Trough along Ireland, northern Bay of Biscay and off Portugal. Reported from Iceland. Southwest Atlantic: Uruguay. Northwest Atlantic: Newfoundland in Canada to Cape Cod in USA. Probably has a much wider distribution. Possibly occurring off the Cape in South Africa and off Mozambique.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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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