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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classHolocephali
- orderChimaeriformes
- familyCallorhinchidae
- genusCallorhinchus
- 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
Relatives of the reperepe
Other species in the same genus Callorhinchus.
CompareReperepe vs CockfishReperepe vs JosefReperepe vs Callorhinchus alfordiReperepe vs Callorhinchus orientalis
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
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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