Description
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Reference |
IB0009 |
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Category |
Sharks and Rays |
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Family Name |
Elephant Fishes - CALLORHINCHIDAE |
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Common Name |
Elephant Fish |
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Scientific Name |
Callorhinchus milii |
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Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
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Notes |
Elephant fishes have a snout that is formed into a flattened hook-like structure, which they use to fossick in soft sediment for the molluscs and other benthic invertebrates on which they feed. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |
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