(Rhinochimaeridae)
Longnose Chimaeras
Довгорилі химери
The Rhinochimaeridae, commonly known as long-nosed chimaeras, are a family of cartilaginous fish. They are similar in form and habits to other chimaeras, but have an exceptionally long conical or paddle-shaped snout. The snout has numerous sensory nerve endings, and is used to find food such as small fish. The first dorsal fin includes a mildly venomous spine, used in defense.
Long-nosed chimaeras are found in temperate and tropical seas worldwide, from 200 to 2,000 m in depth. In August 2020, a long-nosed chimaera was brought up from 460 fathoms off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland.
They range from 60 to 140 cm in maximum total length, depending on species.
(Harriotta raleighana)
Narrownose Chimaera
Химера вузьконоса
It is found off Nova Scotia and in much of the rest of the Atlantic Ocean, and in parts of the Pacific Ocean to depths of 200–3,100 m.
(Harriotta avia)
Australasia Narrow-nosed Spookfsh
Химера австралійська вузьконоса
It is found in New Zealand and Australia in the southwest Pacific Ocean at depths of 260–1,278 m.
The genus (Harriotta) also includes: (Harriotta chaetirhamphus).
(Rhinochimaera pacifica)
Pacific Spookfish
Химера тихоокеанська довгоноса
It is found in the north-western and south-western Pacific Ocean at depths of 760–1,290 m. In particular, it occurs off Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, Taiwan, and Peru.
(Rhinochimaera atlantica)
Knife-nosed Chimaera
Химера атлантична довгоноса
It is found in the Northwest Atlantic (Nova Scotia and New England), the Northeast Atlantic (from the northern Bay of Biscay northward to Iceland, including the Iceland–Faroes Rise), and the Southeast Atlantic (from Cayar and Cape Barbas in Western Sahara southward to Namibia and South Africa) at depths of 200–1,500 m.
(Rhinochimaera africana)
Paddlenose Spookfish
Химера веслоноса
It is found in the Southeast Atlantic (southern Africa and the Mozambique Channel) and the Pacific Ocean (from Japan to the East China Sea, including Taiwan, and off Costa Rica and Peru) at depths of 549–1,450 m.
(Neoharriotta pinnata)
Sicklefin Chimaera
Химера серпоплавцева
It is found in the Eastern Atlantic (from Mauritania to Namibia) and Indian Ocean (Arabian Sea and India) at depths of 150–800 m.
(Neoharriotta carri)
Dwarf Sicklefin Chimaera
Химера карликова серпоплавцева
It is found in Caribbean Sea off the coasts of Colombia and Venezuela at depths of 340–600 m.
(Neoharriotta pumila)
Arabian Sicklefin Chimaera
Химера аравійська серпоплавцева
The species occurs in the western Indian Ocean, inhabiting slope waters off Somalia and Socotra Island at depths of up to 380 m.
