Harriotta

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Harriotta
Harriotta raleighana
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Harriotta

Harriotta is a genus of cartilaginous fish in the Rhinochimaeridae family.[1]

Some common names for species in the genus include bentnose rabbitfish, bigspine spookfish, longnose chimaera, long-nosed chimaera, longnosed chimaera, and narrownose chimaera.[1]

Distribution

Harriotta species can be found in the deep waters of continental slopes around 380 to 2,600 m deep in the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. It is also known to be found in the Indian Ocean off of southern Australia. They are also common in the northern Atlantic, northwest Pacific, and southwest Pacific Oceans.[1] [1]

It contains these species:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Harriotta raleighana". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 January 2013.