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Callorhinchus callorynchus  (Linnaeus, 1758)

Plownose chimaera
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Uruguay country information

Common names: Elephant fish, Gallo, Pexe gallo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 58839.
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Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/uy.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Menni, R.C., R.A. Ringuelet and R.H. Aramburu, 1984
National Database: Dinara

Classification / Names

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

Masca, Pejegallo, Rooster fish, ... more

Main reference

Menni, R.C., R.A. Ringuelet and R.H. Aramburu. 1984. (Ref. 2806)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 89.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. ); common length : 70.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6077)

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 116 m (Ref. 34015)

Climate / Range

Subtropical; 5°C - 10°C (Ref. 34015), preferred ?; - 56°S

Distribution

Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 1. Pectorals very large (Ref. 27363).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs in sandy and muddy substrates. Apparently associated with Stromateus brasiliensis and Discopyge tschudii (Ref. 34015). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Max length (Itamar Alves Martins, pers. comm., 2002).

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)
 3.4   ±0.1 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
 Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
 Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
 Low