Narrownose chimaera

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iNarrownose chimaera
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Rhinochimaeridae
Genus: Harriotta
Species: H. raleighana
Binomial name
Harriotta raleighana
Goode & Bean, 1895

The narrownose chimaera, Harriotta raleighana, is a longnose chimaera of the family Rhinochimaeridae, found in temperate seas worldwide, at depths of between 200 and 2,600 m. Its length is between 1 and 1.5 m, including a long tapering snout and a long filamentous tail.

The narrownose chimaera's long snout is hard and resilient and rich in sensory organs, being used to dig in soft mud bottoms for the shellfish and crustaceans that make up the bulk of its diet.

The coloration is orange-brown, paler beneath, with some irregular darker markings.

[edit] References

  • "Harriotta raleighana". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. March 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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