| Australian ghostshark | |
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| Australian ghostshark at the Melbourne Aquarium | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Callorhinchidae |
| Genus: | Callorhinchus |
| Species: | C. milii
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| Binomial name | |
| Callorhinchus milii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1823
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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.
- ^ Walker, T.I.; Francis, M.P.; Reardon, M.B. (2015). "Callorhinchus milii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T41743A68610951. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41743A68610951.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.