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Reperepe

Callorhinchus milii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1823

Status not recordedfish

The reperepe (Callorhinchus milii) is a species in the family Callorhinchidae, order Chimaeriformes.

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Quick facts about the reperepe

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 reperepe live?

Not recorded

Is the reperepe 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 reperepe classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classHolocephali
  4. orderChimaeriformes
  5. familyCallorhinchidae
  6. genusCallorhinchus
  7. SpeciesCallorhinchus milii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1823

Synonyms Callorhynchus australis, Callorhynchus dasycaudatus, Callorhynchus milii, Callorhynchus milli, Callorhynchus millii, Callorhynchus tasmanius, Callorynchus milii

Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • Australian elephantfishEnglish
  • Australian GhostsharkEnglish
  • Elephant sharkEnglish
  • ElephantfishEnglish
  • Ghost sharkEnglish
  • Plownose chimaeraEnglish
  • Silver fishEnglish
  • White FilletsEnglish
  • White-fishEnglish
  • WhitefishEnglish
  • سمك الفيل الأستراليArabic
  • chimérovka tasmánskáCzech
  • Australische PflugnasenchimäreGerman
  • Quimera ElefanteSpanish
  • aavekärsäkuningasFinnish
  • Chimère éléphantFrench
  • ゾウギンザメJapanese
  • MakorepeMāori
  • SpookhaaiDutch
  • Peixe-elefante-maoriPortuguese
  • Австралийский каллоринхRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the reperepe

Other species in the same genus Callorhinchus.

Cockfish

Callorhinchus callorynchus

CallorhinchidaeNo free photo yet

Josef

Callorhinchus capensis

CallorhinchidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the reperepe?

The reperepe (Callorhinchus milii) belongs to the family Callorhinchidae in the order Chimaeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Reperepe (Callorhinchus milii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/reperepe

MLA

“Reperepe (Callorhinchus milii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/reperepe.

BibTeX
@misc{reperepe_2026,
  title = {Reperepe (Callorhinchus milii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/reperepe},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}