Rhinochimaera africana Compagno, Stehmann & Ebert, 1990
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Rhinochimaera africana Compagno, Stehmann & Ebert, 1990
- Name authority
- Compagno, Stehmann & Ebert, 1990
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Holocephali
- Order
- Chimaeriformes
- Family
- Rhinochimaeridae
- Genus
- Rhinochimaera
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classHolocephali
- orderChimaeriformes
- familyRhinochimaeridae Garman, 1901
- genusRhinochimaera Garman, 1901
- speciesRhinochimaera africana Compagno, Stehmann & Ebert, 1990
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Rhinochimaera. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| knifenose chimaeraRhinochimaera atlantica Holt & Byrne, 1909 | RhinochimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhinochimaera costaricana Vidaurre-Quesada et al., 2026 | RhinochimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Compagno, L. J. V., Stehmann, M. F. W., & Ebert, D. A. (1990). Rhinochimaera africana sp. n., a new longnosed chimaera from southern Africa, with comments on the systematics and distribution of the genus Rhinochimaera Garman, 1901 (Chondrichthyes, Chimaeriformes, Rhinochimaeridae). South African Journal of Marine Research, 9: 201–222. https://doi.org/10.2989/025776190784378646 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4S86C. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.