Neoharriotta
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Neoharriotta is a genus of fish
in the Rhinochimaeridae
family.
It contains the following species:
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Rhinochimaeridae
Rhinochimaeridae
Rhinochimaeridae, commonly known as long-nosed chimaeras, is a family of cartilaginous fish. They are similar in form and habits to other chimaeras, but have an exceptionally long, conical or paddle-shaped, snout. The snout has numerous sensory nerve endings, and is used to find food such as small...
family.
It contains the following species:
- Neoharriotta carri Bullis & J. S. Carpenter, 1966
- Neoharriotta pinnata (Schnakenbeck, 1931) (Sicklefin chimaera)
- Neoharriotta pumila Didier & Stehmann, 1996