Image Bank - Sharks and Rays
Pacific Spookfish swimming
Reference |
IB0021 |
Category |
Sharks and Rays |
Family Name |
Spookfishes - RHINOCHIMAERIDAE |
Common Name |
Pacific Spookfish swimming |
Scientific Name |
Rhinochimaera pacifica |
Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
Notes |
Spookfishes have a system of mucus-filled sensory canals on the head that extend onto the ventral surface of the snout. They are known to lay horny egg capsules on the substrate and to feed on crustaceans and other benthic( meaning "bottom-dwelling"). Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |