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Holocephalii (chimaeras or silver sharks)
Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Craniata > Vertebrata (vertebrates) > Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) > Chondrichthyes > Holocephalii
Order: Chimaeriformes (chimaeras)
Callorhinchidae (elephantfishes)
Only one species found in Southern Africa: Callorhinchus capensis (St. Joseph).
Chimaeridae (shortnose chimaeras)
Rhinochimaeridae (longnose chimaeras)