Cape elephantfish: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the Cape elephantfish live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Cape elephantfish in 2 countries and territories across Africa.

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 Cape elephantfish endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Cape elephantfish?

The Cape elephantfish (Callorhinchus capensis) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes and the family Callorhinchidae, genus Callorhinchus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Cape elephantfish

The Cape elephantfish (Callorhinchus capensis) is species of chimaera (a type of cartilaginous fish) in the genus Callorhinchus. It is native to the waters surrounding South Africa. It is sometimes called the St Joseph shark, though it is not a true shark.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cape elephantfish (revision 1362663107), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1912561 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).