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Chimaera Monstrosa, The Chiméra (rabbit fish)
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Chimaera Monstrosa, The Chiméra.
Date 1785
Source https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-6963-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Author chez l'auteur; [etc., etc.,]
Collection Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische. French = Ichtylogie, ou Histoire naturelle : generale et particuliere des poissons
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AChimaera_Monstrosa%2C_The_Chim%FF%FFra_%28NYPL_b13637086-403962%29.tiff
The rabbit fish or rat fish (Chimaera monstrosa) is a cartilaginous fish species that belongs to the family Chimaeridae. It is found in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. The rabbit fish is known for its characteristically large head and small, tapering body. With large eyes, nostrils, and tooth plates, the head gives them a rabbit-like appearance, hence the nickname “Rabbit fish”. The rabbit fishes can grow up to 1.5 meters long and weigh up to 2.5 kg. The rabbit fish feeds mainly on bottom-living invertebrates.
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Chimaeridae
Genus: Chimaera
Species: Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758 |
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