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Callorhinchus capensis Duméril, 1865

Cape elephantfish
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South Africa country information

Common names: Elephantfish, Josef
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1986
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref: van der Elst, R., 1993
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Abundant off the west coast and the southeastern Cape but uncommon off Natal. Target species of a gillnet fishery operating in St. Helena Bay. Marketed locally. Angling record: 6 kg; spearfishing record: 3.6 kg (Ref. 12484). Also Ref. 3180, 27363, 58304.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., D.A. Ebert and M.J. Smale, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Masca du Cap, Pejegallo del Cabo, St. Joseph, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Holocephali (chimaeras) > Chimaeriformes (Chimaeras) > Callorhinchidae (Plownose chimaeras)
Etymology: Callorhinchus: Tautonymous with Chimaera callorynchus Linnaeus 1758 (but unnecessarily emended from -rynchus to -rhinchus: callum (L.), hard skin; rhynchus (L.), snout, referring to peculiar hoe-shaped proboscis. (See ETYFish);  capensis: -ensis, Latin suffix denoting place: Cape of Good Hope, type locality. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Duméril.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 374 m (Ref. 5578), usually 10 - 200 m (Ref. 3180).   Subtropical; 17°S - 35°S, 11°E - 34°E

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