| Callorhinchidae (Plownose chimaeras) |
| 122 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 5,250.0 g |
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demersal; depth range 10 - 374 m |
| Southeast Atlantic: Namibia to the Cape and Natal in South Africa (Ref. 5578, 58304). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 1-1. An elephant fish with a hoe-like snout and arched caudal fin (Ref. 5578). Silvery or bronzy with brown markings on flanks and head; fin webs brown (Ref. 5578). |
| Found from close inshore and shallow bays to the slope (Ref. 5578). Feeds on small fish and a wide variety of invertebrates (Ref. 27121). Sold commercially as 'silver trumpeter' (Ref. 3180) and considered a delicacy in southern Africa (Ref. 27121). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Produces egg-cases that are spindle shaped, with broad horizontal flanges (Ref. 36731). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 7403. |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| traumatogenic |
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