Small-eyed rabbitfish
| Small-eyed rabbitfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Chimaeridae |
| Genus: | Hydrolagus |
| Species: | H. affinis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrolagus affinis (de Brito Capello, 1868)
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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
- ^ Dagit, D.D.; Clarke, M.W. (2007). "Hydrolagus affinis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007. IUCN: e.T63123A12616352. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63123A12616352.en. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hydrolagus affinis". FishBase. November 2008 version.
- ^ http://www.gma.org/fogm/hydrolagus_affinis.htm