Callorhinchus callorynchus
For the other species sometimes referred to as elephantfish, see Elephant fish.
| Callorhinchus callorynchus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Callorhinchidae |
| Genus: | Callorhinchus |
| Species: | C. callorynchus |
| Binomial name | |
| Callorhinchus callorynchus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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| American elephantfish range.[1] | |
The elephantfish (or cockfish) (Callorhinchus callorynchus) is a species of fish in the Callorhinchidae family found in Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil. Its natural habitat is open seas.
References
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- ↑ IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) 2007. Callorhinchus callorynchus. In: IUCN 2015. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. http://www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 24 July 2015.
- Dagit, D.D., Chiaramonte,G.E., Romero, M., Di Giácomo, E. & Acuña, E. 2007. Callorhinchus callorynchus. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on February 21, 2009.
- Callorhinchus callorynchus at FishBase 1758
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