Image Bank - Sharks and Rays
Elephant Fish
Reference |
IB0009 |
Category |
Sharks and Rays |
Family Name |
Elephant Fishes - CALLORHINCHIDAE |
Common Name |
Elephant Fish |
Scientific Name |
Callorhinchus milii |
Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
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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