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The Rhinochimaeridae, commonly known as long-nosed chimaeras, are a family of cartilaginous fish. They are similar in form and habits to other chimaeras, but have an exceptionally long conical or paddle-shaped snout. The snout has numerous sensory nerve endings, and is used to find food such as small fish. The first dorsal fin includes a mildly venomous spine, used in defense. Long-nosed chimaeras are found in temperate and tropical seas worldwide, from in depth.〔 They range from in maximum total length, depending on species. ==Species== The eight known species are in three genera:〔 Family Rhinochimaeridae * Genus ''Harriotta'' Goode & Bean, 1895 * * ''Harriotta haeckeli'' Karrer, 1972 (smallspine spookfish) * * ''Harriotta raleighana'' Goode & Bean, 1895 (narrownose chimaera) * Genus ''Neoharriotta'' Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950 * * ''Neoharriotta carri'' Bullis & J. S. Carpenter, 1966 (dwarf sicklefin chimaera) * * ''Neoharriotta pinnata'' Schnakenbeck, 1931 (sicklefin chimaera) * * ''Neoharriotta pumila'' Didier & Stehmann, 1996 (Arabian sicklefin chimaera) * Genus ''Rhinochimaera'' Garman, 1901 * * ''Rhinochimaera africana'' Compagno, Stehmann & Ebert, 1990 (paddlenose chimaera) * * ''Rhinochimaera atlantica'' Holt & Byrne, 1909 (broadnose chimaera) * * ''Rhinochimaera pacifica'' Mitsukuri, 1895 (Pacific spookfish) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rhinochimaeridae」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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