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Callorhinchidae (Plownose chimaeras)
Etymology: Callorhinchus: Tautonymous with Chimaera callorynchus Linnaeus 1758 (but unnecessarily emended from -rynchus to -rhinchus: callum (L.), hard skin; rhynchus (L.), snout, referring to peculiar hoe-shaped proboscis. (See ETYFish); callorynchus: callum (L.), hard skin; rhynchus (L.), snout, referring to peculiar hoe-shaped proboscis. (See ETYFish).
More on author: Linnaeus.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas demersal; intervalo de profundidade 10 - 116 m (Ref. 34015). Subtropical; 5°C - 10°C (Ref. 34015); 3°S - 56°S, 82°W - 43°W
Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 89.2 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. ); common length : 70.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 6077)
Descrição breve
Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total): 1. Pectorals very large (Ref. 27363).
Occurs in sandy and muddy substrates. Apparently associated with Stromateus brasiliensis and Discopyge tschudii (Ref. 34015). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Max length (Itamar Alves Martins, pers. comm., 2002).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Menni, R.C., R.A. Ringuelet and R.H. Aramburu, 1984. Peces marinos de la Argentina y Uruguay. Editorial Hemisferio Sur S.A. Buenos, Aires, Argentina. 359 p. (Ref. 2806)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
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