Australian ghostshark: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Australian ghostshark lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Callorhinchus milii
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Oceania
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Chimaeriformes
Family	Callorhinchidae

Where does the Australian ghostshark live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Australian ghostshark in 2 countries and territories across Oceania.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Australian ghostshark endangered?

The Australian ghostshark’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Australian ghostshark?

The Australian ghostshark (Callorhinchus milii) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes and the family Callorhinchidae, genus Callorhinchus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Australian ghostshark

The Australian ghostshark (Callorhinchus milii) is a cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) belonging to the subclass Holocephali (chimaera). Sharks, rays and skates are the other members of the cartilaginous fish group and are grouped under the subclass Elasmobranchii. Alternative names include elephant shark, makorepe (in Māori), whitefish, plough-nose chimaera, or elephant fish. It is found off southern Australia, including Tasmania, and south of East Cape and Kaipara Harbour in New Zealand, at depths of 0–200 m (0–656 ft). Despite several of its names, it is not a shark, but a member of a closely related group.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Australian ghostshark (revision 1364930872), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q857994 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).