Smallspine spookfish
| Smallspine spookfish | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Rhinochimaeridae |
| Genus: | Harriotta |
| Species: | H. haeckeli |
| Binomial name | |
| Harriotta haeckeli Karrer, 1972 | |
The smallspine spookfish (Harriotta haeckeli) is a species of fish in the Rhinochimaeridae family found near Greenland, New Zealand, Spain, and possibly the United States. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- ↑ Dagit, D.D. 2005. Harriotta haeckeli. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007
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