Callorhinchus callorynchus

Cockfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Chondrichthyes
Order:Chimaeriformes
Family:Callorhinchidae
Genus:Callorhinchus
Species: C. callorynchus
Binomial name
Callorhinchus callorynchus
American elephantfish range.[1]

Callorhinchus callorynchus, the elephantfish or cockfish, is a species of fish in the Callorhinchidae family found in Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil. Its natural habitat is open seas.

References

  1. IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) 2007. Callorhinchus callorynchus. In: IUCN 2015. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2013-09-28. . Downloaded on 24 July 2015.

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