Pacific spookfish

Rhinochimaera pacifica

Rhinochimaerid Fish beneath Chinese Seas

Pacific spookfish is known around Pacific Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 159 cm.

Class: Chimaeras
Order: Chimaeras
Family: Rhinochimaeridae
Genus: Rhinochimaera
Maximum length: 159 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Pacific Ocean: Japanese Archipelago to the South China Sea, and off Australasia and Peru.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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