Harriotta raleighana, a long-nosed chimaera (family rhinochimaeridae), in New Zealand waters

Abstract

ONE specimen of long-nosed chimaera taken in 366-549 metres off Timaru is described and provisionally identified as the north Atlantic Harriotta raleighana. The Japanese Anteliochimaera chaetirhamphus and the north-east Pacific H. curtissjamesi are also tentatively referred to H. raleighana. The status of two aberrant Atlantic juveniles, and their similarities to the genus Rhinochimaera, are discussed. © 1971 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.