Often seen by divers at night in the Pacific Northwest, this cartilaginous fish gets its characteristic name from a pointed rat -like tail. The ratfish lays leathery egg cases on the bottom of muddy or sandy …

Jun 3, 2025 · This ratfish, a member of the Chimaeridae family, has a large rabbit-like head with a broad duckbill-shaped snout and large green eyes. The body tapers toward the posterior end of the 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. Ratfish cruise just …

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 oddly beautiful …

The genus of the spotted ratfish (Hydrolagus)means water bunny. The club-line appendage on the forehead of male spotted ratfish, called a clasper, is used during mating to grip the female, typically …

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.

Sep 26, 2023 · These ghostly apparitions are known as the Spotted Ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei). The Spotted Ratfish has several unique characteristics that make it one of the more bizarre and …