Small-eyed rabbitfish

Small-eyed rabbitfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Chimaeridae
Genus: Hydrolagus
Species: H. affinis
Binomial name
Hydrolagus affinis
(de Brito Capello, 1868)


The small-eyed rabbitfish (Hydrolagus affinis) is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family.[2] It has very wide distribution almost everywhere in northern Atlantic at depths from 300 to 2,410 m, being most common below 1,000 m.[3] Its total length ranges from 32 to 147 cm. It has a short nose with a blunt tip. The small mouth is located on the lower part of the head and has thick lips. Its back slopes gradually and ends to a fine tail.

References

  1. Dagit, D.D. & Clarke, M.W. (2007). "Hydrolagus affinis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Hydrolagus affinis" in FishBase. November 2008 version.
  3. http://www.gma.org/fogm/hydrolagus_affinis.htm
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