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long-nosed chimera

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Also known as: Rhinochimaeridae

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annotated classification

In chondrichthyan: Annotated classification
Family Rhinochimaeridae (long-nosed chimaeras) Snout projecting into a long, straight point. Lateral line an open groove. Size to about 1.3 metres (about 4 feet). 3 genera, about 8 species. Probably cosmopolitan in middle latitudes of both hemispheres, taken in depths of 685–2,000 metres (2,250 to 6,560 feet).…
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characteristics

In chimaera
…unusual, hoe-shaped, flexible snout; and Rhinochimaeridae (long-nosed chimaeras), with an extended, pointed snout.
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