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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Holocephali
Ordo: Chimaeriformes
Subordo: Chimaeroidei
Familia: Rhinochimaeridae
Genus: Rhinochimaera
Species: R. africana - R. atlantica - R. pacifica

Rhinochimaera is a genus of cartilaginous fish in the family Rhinochimaeridae, with these species:

Rhinochimaera africana Compagno, Stehmann & Ebert, 1990 (paddlenose chimaera)
Rhinochimaera atlantica Holt & Byrne, 1909 (broadnose chimaera)
Rhinochimaera pacifica Mitsukuri, 1895 (Pacific spookfish)

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Rhinochimera atlantica
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