The spotted ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei) is a chimaera found in the north-eastern Pacific Ocean. Often seen by divers at night in the Pacific Northwest, this cartilaginous fish gets its …

Spotted ratfish have a rabbit-like head, a protruding snout, and a body that tapers toward the narrow tail that is almost half the overall length of the fish. Their skin is smooth and scaleless. …

Chimaeras[1] are cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes (/ kɪˈmɛrɪfɔːrmiːz /), known informally as ghost sharks, rat fish (not to be confused with rattails), spookfish, or rabbit fish; …

These fish have smooth skin, large green eyes, a rabbitlike face and a mouth with platelike, grinding teeth. The tail is tiny, so for propulsion they flap their large, winglike pectoral fins. …

Feb 12, 2025 · The spotted ratfish swims slowly close to the bottom substrate searching for clams, crabs, shrimps, polychaete worms, and small benthic fishes. Spotted ratfish are also …

The spotted ratfish, also known as chimaeras, has a skeleton made of cartilage rather than bone - like sharks and rays. Learn more about chimaeras and their habitat.

Aug 4, 2019 · Ratfish are members of the oldest order of fishes alive today. They are distant relatives of sharks—so distant, and so much older, that they could be called unsharks. The …

Learn the scientific name, discover the habitat, diet and special characteristics of the Spotted Ratfish with the Georgia Aquarium.

ratfish, any of certain sharks of the chimaera (q.v.) group. This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.

Found near the bottom, from close inshore to about 913 m (Ref. 2850). Abundant in cold waters at moderate depths. Feed on mollusks, crustaceans and fishes (Ref. 37955); also echinoderms …