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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Callorhinchus milii

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Holocephali

Order

Chimaeriformes

Family

Callorhinchidae

Genus

Callorhinchus

Species

Callorhinchus milii

📏 True-scale comparison (1 m = 1 m) against a 1.75 m humanLength 1.25m

· Grid units represent actual meters (m); human and animals are drawn to the exact same scale with original silhouette aspect ratios preserved.
· When a size range is recorded (e.g. 1–1.6m), the lower bound is used for scale comparison.
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• Length vs. 1.75 m human: 0.7× / Mass vs. 70 kg: 0.04×Compare with other species →

Holocephali🥩 Carnivore

Ghost shark

Callorhinchus milii (Ghost shark · ゾウギンザメ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)LC (Least Concern)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Carnivore

Length · Height

1.25m · No data

Mass · Top Speed

3~4kg · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Temperate continental shelves at depths of 30–200 m (over 600 m at most), and large estuaries and shallow bays in spring

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Its maximum length of 125 cm is 25 cm longer than a 1 m ruler (Comparison).
💡 Its maximum weight of 4 kg is about the weight of 3 plastic bottles of 1.5 L each (Comparison).
💡 In Australia and New Zealand, it is sold as whitefish and commonly used as the fish in fish and chips (Animal Diversity Web).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

📊 Mass & Speed Index (0–100)

⚖️ Mass Index (Blue Whale ~190 t = 100, log scale)42

Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.

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📖 1. Overview

The Ghost shark is a silvery chimaera closely related to sharks, also called the elephant fish because the tip of its snout stretches out like an elephant's trunk. It lives in continental shelf seas.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Its body is silver with scattered dark blotches, and it has a flexible trunk-like projection at the tip of its snout. It has two widely spaced dorsal fins with a serrated spine in front of the first dorsal fin, while males have a small club-like projection on the head and long reproductive organs near the pelvic fins.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It uses its plow-shaped snout to probe the bottom for mollusks such as clams, marine worms, and crustaceans. It is oviparous, laying eggs encased in horny shells, and females move into shallow waters in spring to lay their eggs.