Rhinochimaera atlantica, Straightnose rabbitfish : fisheries

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Rhinochimaera atlantica Holt & Byrne, 1909

Straightnose rabbitfish
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United Kingdom country information

Common names: Atlantic knife-nose chimaera, Spearnose chimaera, Straightnose rabbitfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from British Isles (Ref. 117245). Also Ref. 3183.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Coad, B.W. and J.D. Reist, 2018
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Holocephali (helhuvudsfiskar) (chimaeras) > Chimaeriformes (Chimaeras) > Rhinochimaeridae (Longnose chimaeras)
Etymology: Rhinochimaera: A chimaera with rhinos (Gr.), nose, referring to long, pointed proboscis of R. pacifica (See ETYFish)atlantica: ana- (L.), belonging to: North Atlantic Ocean, where it occurs (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

marina djupbottenlevande; djupintervall 200 - 1500 m (Ref. 117245), usually 400 - 1500 m (Ref. 4444). Deep-water; 67°N - 58°S, 98°W - 26°E

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Northwest to Northeast Atlantic, and Southeast Atlantic: Antitropical. Eastern Atlantic: northern Bay of Biscay northward to Iceland, including the Iceland-Faroes Rise (Ref. 3183); off Cayar and Cape Barbas in Western Sahara, off Namibia and South Africa (Ref. 4444). Western Atlantic: off Nova Scotia, Canada and New England, USA (Ref. 3183).

Size / Vikt / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 140 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4444)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 1; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 0. A longnose chimaera with a narrow, moderately flattened, pointed snout and smooth, sharp-edged tooth plates; pectoral fins narrow, and caudal fin with very short terminal filament and wide-spaced tubercles on upper edge (in adults and large juveniles) (Ref. 5578). Whitish to light brown in color (Ref. 5578).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Found on or near the bottom of continental slopes (Ref. 5578). Forms groups according to sex and size (Ref. 5578). Feeds on shrimps and crabs (Ref. 27637). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are encased in horny shells (Ref. 205).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Oviparous (Ref. 205).

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Krefft, G., 1990. Rhinochimaeridae. p. 114-116. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4444)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 02 September 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 3.4 - 8.9, mean 6.7 °C (based on 174 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6270   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00195 (0.00085 - 0.00449), b=3.14 (2.94 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.9   ±0.46 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Assuming Fec <100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Very high vulnerability (84 of 100). 🛈
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 8.71 [2.52, 29.40] mg/100g; Iron = 0.36 [0.12, 0.92] mg/100g; Protein = 14.2 [9.9, 18.2] %; Omega3 = 0.262 [0.098, 0.711] g/100g; Selenium = 22.4 [6.6, 72.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 5.02 [1.05, 22.07] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.293 [0.152, 0.567] mg/100g (wet weight);