Pacific Spookfish
Rhinochimaera pacifica
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Sharks and rays
Rhinochimaera pacifica, commonly known as the Pacific spookfish, knifenose chimaera, narrownose chimaera, Pacific long-nosed chimaera, or Pinocchiofish, is a species of chimaera in the family Rhinochimaeridae. It lives in various parts of the Pacific Ocean and can be characterized by its long snout.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Chimaeriformes
- Family
- Rhinochimaeridae
- Genus
- Rhinochimaera