| Callorhinchus callorynchus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Callorhinchidae |
| Genus: | Callorhinchus |
| Species: | C. callorynchus |
| Binomial name | |
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Callorhinchus callorynchus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| American elephantfish range. | |
The elephantfish (or cockfish) (Callorhinchus callorynchus) is a species of fish in the Callorhinchidae family found in Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil. Its natural habitat is open seas.