Callorhinchus callorynchus
| Callorhinchus callorynchus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Callorhinchidae |
| Genus: | Callorhinchus |
| Species: | C. callorynchus
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| 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.