Rhinochimaera atlantica in Namibia
Point map (Rhinochimaera atlantica) | Occurrence records | Field guide | Gazetteer | Country Species Summary
Main Ref.
Also Ref.
Occurrence native
Importance of no interest Ref. Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer and H.J. Boyer, 1999
Aquaculture Ref.
Regulations Ref.
Freshwater No
Brackish No
Saltwater Yes
Live export
Bait No
Gamefish No
Abundance fairly common (chances are about 50%) Ref. Compagno, L.J.V., D.A. Ebert and M.J. Smale, 1989
Comments

Ranges from northern Namibia southward but irregularly distributed. Rarely caught in bottom trawls. A bycatch of the deep-water fishery (Ref. 36731). (Ref. 27121). Also Ref. 3967, 4444, 27121, 54854, 117245.

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States/Provinces Complete? No
National Checklist
Country information https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/wa.html
(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
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