Rhinochimaera pacifica, Pacific spookfish

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Rhinochimaera pacifica (Mitsukuri, 1895)

Pacific spookfish
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Holocephali (chimaeras) > Chimaeriformes (Chimaeras) > Rhinochimaeridae (Longnose chimaeras)
Etymology: Rhinochimaera: A chimaera with rhinos (Gr.), nose, referring to long, pointed proboscis of R. pacifica. (See ETYFish);  pacifica: ana- (L.), belonging to: Pacific Ocean, described as a Pacific congener of Harriotta raleighana. (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 330 - 1490 m (Ref. 26346). Deep-water; 46°N - 50°S

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Pacific Ocean: Japanese Archipelago to the South China Sea, and off Australasia and Peru.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 125.0, range 108 - 129.5 cm
Max length : 159 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122636); max. published weight: 3.2 kg (Ref. 122636)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. Pale brown dorsally, grey-brown ventrally; snout and front of head white (Ref. 26346). A spookfish with a very long, narrow, conical snout, a small eye situated behind the mouth, a rather long first dorsal fin and spine, relatively smooth tooth plates, and with the lower caudal-fin lobe longer than the upper lobe (Ref. 6871).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on the continental slope (Ref. 7300). Maximum length 130 cm without caudal filament (Ref. 26346). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are encased in horny shells (Ref. 205).

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Oviparous (Ref. 26346).

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Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens, 1994. Sharks and rays of Australia. CSIRO, Australia. 513 p. (Ref. 6871)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 05 May 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 5 - 9.8, mean 7.1 °C (based on 517 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6289   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00100 (0.00062 - 0.00162), b=3.11 (2.97 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.9   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming Fec <100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).