Family Rhinochimaeridae - Longnose chimaeras
  Order
:
Rhinochimaeridae
  Class
:
Holocephali
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 3 | Species : 8 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Marine
  Aquarium
:
none
  First Fossil Record
:
middle   Tertiary     Oligocene
Ref..   Berg, L.S. 1958
  Remark
:
Found at scattered localities worldwide in temperate and tropical seas, in 200 to more than 2,000 m depth. Long and pointed snout, lacking a hooklike process. First dorsal fin erectile, with a strong, mildly toxic spine; second dorsal fin long, low and not falcate. Diphycercal tail, i.e., the vertebral column is extending to the tip and divides the caudal fin symmetrically; caudal fin may be confluent with or separate from anal fin. Oviparous: egg-cases spindle-shaped, with broad filamentous horizontal flanges. Comnames: Quimeras narizonas, tucanes (Spanish) Ref. 97389.
  Etymology
:
Greek, rhinos = nose + Greek, chimaera = monster ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
nonguarders
  Typical activity level
:
  Main Ref.
:
  Coordinator
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  Deep Fin Classification
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Ref.
[ e.g. 9948]
Glossary
[ e.g. cephalopods]


Species/Synonymy list for the family Rhinochimaeridae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Rhinochimaera pacifica (Mitsukuri, 1895)
acceptedseniornew
Harriotta pacifica Mitsukuri, 1895
synonymseniororiginal
Rhinochimaera atlantica Holt & Byrne, 1909
acceptedseniororiginal
Harriotta atlantica (Holt & Byrne, 1909)
synonymseniornew
Harriotta raleighana (non Goode & Bean, 1895)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Rhinochimaera africana Compagno, Stehmann & Ebert, 1990
acceptedseniororiginal
Harriotta raleighana Goode & Bean, 1895
acceptedseniororiginal
! Hariotta raleighana Goode & Bean, 1895
synonymseniororiginal
Harriotta curtissjamesi Townsend & Nichols, 1925
synonymjuniororiginal
Harriotta haeckeli Karrer, 1972
synonymjuniororiginal
Harriotta opisthoptera Deng, Xiong & Zhan, 1983
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
! Harriotta chaetirhampha (Tanaka, 1909)
synonymseniornew
Neoharriotta pinnata (Schnakenbeck, 1931)
acceptedseniornew
Harriotta pinnata Schnakenbeck, 1931
synonymseniororiginal
Harriotta raleighana (non Goode & Bean, 1895)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Neoharriotta carri Bullis & Carpenter, 1966
acceptedseniororiginal
Neoharriotta pumila Didier & Stehmann, 1996
acceptedseniororiginal
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