Australasia narrow-nosed spookfish

Harriotta avia

Chocolate skin sheds at a touch

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Medium
Tropical fish

Harriotta avia, the Australasian narrow-nosed spookfish, is a type of chimaera of the family Rhinochimaeridae identified from several specimens found in New Zealand, Southwest Pacific Ocean. Its distribution range is now believed to be New Zealand and Australia.

Class: Chimaeras
Order: Chimaeras
Family: Rhinochimaeridae
Genus: Harriotta
Maximum length: 33.4 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: New Zealand-Australia region.

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