Callorhinchus callorynchus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Order: | Chimaeriformes |
Family: | Callorhinchidae |
Genus: | Callorhinchus |
Species: | C. callorynchus |
Binomial name | |
Callorhinchus callorynchus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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American elephantfish range. |
The elephantfish (or cockfish) (Callorhinchus callorynchus) is a species of fish in the Callorhinchidae family found in Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil. Its natural habitat is open seas.