Callorhinchus callorynchus

For the other species sometimes referred to as elephantfish, see Elephant fish.

Callorhinchus callorynchus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Callorhinchidae
Genus: Callorhinchus
Species:
C. callorynchus
Binomial name
Callorhinchus callorynchus
American elephantfish range.

The American elephantfish (Callorhinchus callorynchus), commonly referred to as the cockfish, is a species of chimaera belonging to the family Callorhinchidae.

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