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Classification / Names

Holocephali (chimaeras) > Chimaeriformes (Chimaeras) > Callorhinchidae (Plownose chimaeras)
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Common names from other countries

Каллоринх австралийский (=слоновая акула), Masca laboureur, Elephant fish, ... more

Main reference

Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens. 1994. (Ref. 6871)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 125 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26346); common length : 75.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9258)

Length at first maturity
L_m 71.0, range 70 - ? cm

Environment

Marine; brackish; demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 227 m (Ref. 26346)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred 16°C (Ref. 107945); 33°S - 50°S

Distribution

Southwest Pacific: southern Australia and New Zealand.
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Occurs on continental shelves to depths of at least 200 m (Ref. 6871). Migrates into large estuaries and inshore bays in the spring to breed (Ref. 6871). Feeds mainly on shellfish (Ref. 26346). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs are encased in horny shells (Ref. 205). Flesh is of good eating quality. Males have a small, club-like protuberance on the head and also long copulation organs near the pelvic fins (Ref. 557).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.6 ±0.29 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.06-0.26; tm=2-6; Fec=2)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Very high vulnerability (75 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
High

Callorhinchus milii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1823