Chimaera
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Chimaeras are cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes, known informally as ghost sharks, rat fish, spookfish, or rabbit fish; the last two names are also applied, respectively, to the ray-finne
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Deep-sea chimaera photographed by the NOAAS Okeanos Explorer. Visible on its snout are tiny pores which lead to electroreceptor cells.
Callorhinchus callorynchus
Hydrolagus affinis
Spotted ratfish
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The spotted ratfish is a chimaera found in the north-eastern Pacific Ocean. Often seen by divers at night in the Pacific Northwest, this cartilaginous fish gets its characteristic name from a pointed
Chimaera
…relatively few modern species regularly inhabiting shallow water. Exceptions include the members of the genus Callorhinchus, the rabbit fish and the spotted ratfish, which locally or periodically can be found at shallower depths. Consequently, these are also among the few species kept in public aquaria. They live…
Frontal view of the plate-shaped, mineralized, and permanent teeth of H. colliei
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