Harriotta avia
| Harriotta avia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Rhinochimaeridae |
| Genus: | Harriotta |
| Species: | H. avia
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| Binomial name | |
| Harriotta avia Finucci, Didier, Ebert, Green, & Kemper, 2024
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Harriotta avia, the Australasian narrow-nosed spookfish, is a type of chimaera of the family Rhinochimaeridae identified from several specimens found in New Zealand, Southwest Pacific Ocean.[1] Its distribution range is now believed to be New Zealand and Australia.[1]
Description
Harriotta avia is distinguished from its congeners (Harriotta raleighana and Harriotta haeckeli) by several characteristics, including elongated slender trunk, slim rod-like pelvic claspers, dorsal spin going beyond the dorsal fin's apex, and long thin snout up to 56% of its body diagonal length.[1] Its body color is mainly chocolate brownish if the skin is intact. This species maximum total length is around 107.5 cm for female specimens and 95.7 cm for male specimens.[1]
Distribution and habitat
It is suggested that Harriotta avia lives at a depth of 260–1278 m, although 400–1000 m might be a closer possibility.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Finucci, Brittany; Didier, Dominique; Ebert, David A.; Green, Madeline E.; Kemper, Jenny M. (2024-08-21). "Harriotta avia sp. nov. – a new rhinochimaerid (Chimaeriformes: Rhinochimaeridae) described from the Southwest Pacific". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 107 (8): 841–865. Bibcode:2024EnvBF.107..841F. doi:10.1007/s10641-024-01577-4. ISSN 0378-1909.