Cape elephantfish (Callorhinchus capensis)

General data

Main name: Cape elephantfish
Local names: St. Joseph
Habitat: Saltwater

Classification

Genus: Callorhinchus - Callorhinchus
Family: Callorhinchidae - Plownose chimaeras
Order: Chimaeriformes - Chimaeras
Class: Holocephali - Chimaeras
Superclass: Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes

Taxonomy of Fishes

Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
- Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays->
- Holocephali - Chimaeras->
  - Chimaeriformes - Chimaeras->
    
    Chimaeridae - Short-nosed chimaeras->
    
    Callorhinchidae - Plownose chimaeras->
    
    Callorhinchus - Callorhinchus->
    
    Plownose chimaera (Callorhinchus callorynchus)
    
    Cape elephantfish (Callorhinchus capensis)
    
    Ghost shark (Callorhinchus milii)
    
    Rhinochimaeridae - Longnose chimaeras->
Agnatha - Jawless fishes->