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Callorhinchus milii BorydeSaint-Vincent, 1823

Ghost shark

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Callorhinchus milii
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New Zealand country information

Common names: Elephant fish, Elephantfish, Makorepe
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Annala, J.H. (comp.), 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: restricted | Ref: Cox, G. and M. Francis, 1997
Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs around the South Island, most common near Banks Peninsula, in 20-200 m (Ref. 9258). From Eastern Bay of Plenty to Snares shelf, possibly to Kaipara Harbour (Ref. 89422). Fished commercially during the spring-summer inshore migration (Ref. 26346). Annual catch sometimes approaches 1,000 tons with substantial quantity exported to Australia (Ref. 9072). The fishery is predominantly an incidental by-catch of other target fisheries (Ref. 9072). May be sold as fish and chips (Ref. 26346). Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ (Ref. 5755). Also Ref. 6871, 27363, 58461, 75154.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Cox, G. and M. Francis, 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Masca laboureur, Каллоринх австралийский (=слоновая акула), Elephant fish, ... more

分类 / Names 俗名 | 同种异名 | Catalog of Fishes(属, 种) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Holocephali 全头亚纲 (银鲛科) (chimaeras) > Chimaeriformes (Chimaeras) > 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);  milii: In honor of Bory de Saint-Vincent’s “old friend” (translation) Pierre Bernard Milius (1773‒1829), a French naval officer, naturalist and civil servant, who supplied specimen upon which description and its accompanying illustration (shown here) were based; (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range 生态学

海洋; 半咸淡水 居于水底的; 海洋洄游的 (Ref. 51243); 深度上下限 0 - 227 m (Ref. 26346).   亞熱帶的; 33°S - 50°S

分布 国家 | FAO区域 | 生态系 | 标本纪录 | Point map | 简介 | Faunafri

Southwest Pacific: southern Australia and New Zealand.
西南太平洋: 澳洲南部與紐西蘭。

Length at first maturity / 大小 / 重量 / 年龄

Maturity: Lm 71.0, range 70 - ? cm
Max length : 125 cm TL 雄鱼/尚未辨别雌雄; (Ref. 26346); common length : 75.0 cm TL 雄鱼/尚未辨别雌雄; (Ref. 9258)

生物学特性     字汇 (例如 epibenthic)

Occurs on continental shelves to depths of at least 200 m (Ref. 6871). Migrates into large estuaries and inshore bays in the spring to breed (Ref. 6871). Feeds mainly on shellfish (Ref. 26346). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs are encased in horny shells (Ref. 205). Flesh is of good eating quality. Males have a small, club-like protuberance on the head and also long copulation organs near the pelvic fins (Ref. 557).

生活于大陆棚到深度至少 200 公尺。 (参考文献 6871) 在春天游进大的河口与近海海湾内繁殖。 (参考文献 6871) 主要吃贝。 (参考文献 26346) 卵生的.(参考文献 50449) 卵被包在角状的外型突起中。 (参考文献 205) 肉是有好吃的品质。 在腹鳍附近的头部以及长的链接器官上雄鱼有一个小又棍棒状的突起。 (参考文献 557)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | 繁殖 | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | 仔鱼

Migrates into large estuaries and inshore bays in the spring to breed (Ref. 6871). Oviparous, two egg cases (Ref. 26346) are laid on sandy or muddy bottoms and take up to 8 months to hatch (Ref. 6871). Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).Young hatch at about 15 cm (Ref. 26346).西南太平洋: 澳洲南部與紐西蘭。

主要参考文献 Upload your references | 参考文献 | 合作者 | 合作者

Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens, 1994. Sharks and rays of Australia. CSIRO, Australia. 513 p. (Ref. 6871)

世界自然保护联盟红皮书 (Ref. 130435)


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