Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Callorhinchidae Plownose chimaeras

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Martins, I.A.

Callorhinchus callorynchus
[Plownose chimaera]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

Callorhinchus capensis
[Cape elephantfish]

Photo by Aitken, K.

Callorhinchus milii
[Ghost shark]

3 Species of Family Callorhinchidae
(Plownose chimaeras)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1758	Callorhinchus callorynchus	Plownose chimaera	Southeast Pacific and Sou	89.2 SL
1865	Callorhinchus capensis	Cape elephantfish	Southeast Atlantic	122 TL
1823	Callorhinchus milii	Ghost shark	Southwest Pacific	125 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Callorhinchidae Plownose chimaeras(See list of species below)

Family: Callorhinchidae Plownose chimaeras

(See list of species below)