Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Holocephali > Order Chimaeriformes > Family Rhinochimaeridae > Genus Rhinochimaera

Rhinochimaera atlantica Holt & Byrne, 1909

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Rhinochimaera*	Garman, 1901	accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: knifenose chimaera sources: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

Lithuanian: atlantinė peiliasnukė chimera sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Russian: носатая атлантическая химера sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Химера носата атлантична

Literature

basis of record	van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
additional source	Scott, W.B. and M.G. Scott. 1988. Atlantic fishes of Canada. Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences No. 219. 731 p.
additional source	Anon. (2000). FishBase 2000 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 4 cd-roms pp.
additional source	FishBase, version december 2007
additional source	FishBase, version may 2009
additional source	McEachran, J. D. 2009. Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
additional source	FishBase, version october 2012
additional source	Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002.

Genbank

Taxonomy

FishBase
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
FishBase
GBIF

Citation

Bailly, N. (2014). Rhinochimaera atlantica Holt & Byrne, 1909. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105830