Ecology
Habitat
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 3661 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 7 - 600
Temperature range (°C): 3.179 - 20.525
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.293 - 29.077
Salinity (PPS): 33.179 - 36.031
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.227 - 6.739
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.166 - 2.210
Silicate (umol/l): 0.677 - 23.105
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 7 - 600
Temperature range (°C): 3.179 - 20.525
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.293 - 29.077
Salinity (PPS): 33.179 - 36.031
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.227 - 6.739
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.166 - 2.210
Silicate (umol/l): 0.677 - 23.105
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Locations of barcode samples
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Statistics of barcoding coverage
| Specimen Records: | 63 |
| Specimens with Sequences: | 56 |
| Specimens with Barcodes: | 56 |
| Public Records: | 10 |
| Species: | 3 |
| Species With Barcodes: | 3 |
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Callorhinchus
The family Callorhinchidae (sometimes spelled "Callorhynchidae"), or plough-nose chimaeras, are a family of marine fish. They are similar in form and habits to other chimaeras, but are distinguished by the presence of an elongated and flexible fleshy snout, with a vague resemblance to a ploughshare. The snout is used to probe the sea bottom in search of the invertebrates and small fishes on which it preys.[1]
Plough-nose chimaeras are found only in the oceans of the southern hemisphere, and range from about 90 centimetres (3.0 ft) to 125 centimetres (4.10 ft) in total length.[2]
Species
The family contains three modern species, all in the same genus:[2]
- Callorhinchus callorynchus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Ploughnose chimaera)
- Callorhinchus capensis A. H. A. Duméril, 1865 (Cape elephantfish)
- Callorhinchus milii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1823 (Australian ghost shark)
References
- ^ Stevens, J. & Last, P.R. (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N.. ed. Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 69. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2009). "Callorhincidae" in FishBase. January 2009 version.
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