Elephantfishes
Callorhinchus
The Callorhinchidae (sometimes spelled "Callorhynchidae"),are a family of marine fish containing one genus, Callorhinchus. They are similar in form and habits to other chimaeras, but are distinguished by the presence of an elongated, flexible, fleshy snout, with a vague resemblance to a ploughshare. The snout is used to probe the sea bottom in search of the invertebrates and small fishes on which it preys. The remainder of the body is flat and compressed, often described as...
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species
Australian Elephantfish
speciesCallorhinchus milii
Cape Elephantfish
speciesCallorhinchus capensis
Patagonian Elephantfish
speciesCallorhinchus callorynchus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 87180.