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Cockfish

Callorhinchus callorynchus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedfish

The cockfish (Callorhinchus callorynchus) is a species in the family Callorhinchidae, order Chimaeriformes.

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Quick facts about the cockfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the cockfish live?

Not recorded

Is the cockfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the cockfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classHolocephali
  4. orderChimaeriformes
  5. familyCallorhinchidae
  6. genusCallorhinchus
  7. SpeciesCallorhinchus callorynchus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Callorhinchus callorhynchus, Callorhynchus antarctica, Callorhynchus antarcticus, Callorhynchus argenteus, Callorhynchus callorhynchus, Callorhynchus elephantinus, Callorhynchus peronii, Callorhynchus smythii, Callorhynchus tritoris, Callorhyncus antarcticus, Callorrhynchus argenteus, Callorynchus callorynchus, Callorynchus elephantinus, Chimaera antarctica, Chimaera callorynchus

Other names and names in other languages (24)
  • American elephantfishEnglish
  • ElephantfishEnglish
  • Patagonian elephantfishEnglish
  • Plownose chimaeraEnglish
  • سمك الفيل الباتاجونيArabic
  • chimérovka obecnáCzech
  • ElephantfischGerman
  • PejegalloSpanish
  • kärsäkuningasFinnish
  • mascaFrench
  • olifantvisDutch
  • hakonosPolish
  • Peixe-elefante-americanoPortuguese
  • Обыкновенный каллоринхRussian
  • SıçankuyrukTurkish
  • Patagonische ElefantennasenchimäreGerman
  • Pez elefanteSpanish
  • Pez GalloSpanish
  • Masca laboureurFrench
  • acagualPortuguese
  • cascudoPortuguese
  • peixe-elefantePortuguese
  • picaratingaPortuguese
  • quimera-antárticaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cockfish

Other species in the same genus Callorhinchus.

Reperepe

Callorhinchus milii

CallorhinchidaeNo free photo yet

Josef

Callorhinchus capensis

CallorhinchidaeNo free photo yet

CompareCockfish vs ReperepeCockfish vs JosefCockfish vs Callorhinchus alfordiCockfish vs Callorhinchus orientalis

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the cockfish?

The cockfish (Callorhinchus callorynchus) belongs to the family Callorhinchidae in the order Chimaeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cockfish (Callorhinchus callorynchus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cockfish

MLA

“Cockfish (Callorhinchus callorynchus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cockfish.

BibTeX
@misc{cockfish_2026,
  title = {Cockfish (Callorhinchus callorynchus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cockfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}