A marine cartilaginous fish species belonging to the Holocephali class, characterized by its unique evolutionary lineage among chondrichthyan fishes, with a cartilaginous skeleton and distinctive anatomical features.
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Ecology & Habitat
Habitat
Deep-sea marine environments in the Pacific Ocean, typically found at depths between 200-800 meters, preferring cool temperate and subtropical waters with rocky or continental slope substrate.
Ecological Role
As a deep-sea predator, plays a crucial role in marine food webs, consuming small fish, crustaceans, and marine invertebrates, while also serving as potential prey for larger marine predators.
LIMBS WINGSPaired pectoral fins with a distinctive wing-like structure, singular dorsal fin with a venomous spine, no true scales but rough dermal denticles covering body surface
HEAD SENSORYHighly developed electrosensory organs (ampullae of Lorenzini) for detecting prey in low-light deep-sea environments, large eyes adapted for low-light conditions
BODY STRUCTUREElongated, soft-bodied fish with a distinctive chimaerid body plan, approximately 60-90 cm in total length, with a flattened head and tapering posterior region
Data Source: TaxonHub Database
Image Credit: Bashford Dean
