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Rabbit fish
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<p><i>Chimaera monstrosa</i>, <a href="/facts/Common_name/3KNNezEU">commonly</a> known as the rabbit fish or rat fish, is a northeast <a href="/facts/Atlantic_Ocean/EI4uChIb">Atlantic</a> and <a href="/facts/Mediterranean_Sea/Vr2pzVbM">Mediterranean</a> species of <a href="/facts/Cartilaginous_fish/xcW7PJDU">cartilaginous fish</a> in the family <a href="/facts/Chimaeridae/byM61TPX">Chimaeridae</a>. The rabbit fish is known for its characteristically large head and small, tapering body. With large eyes, nostrils, and tooth plates, the head gives them a rabbit-like appearance, hence the nickname "Rabbit fish". They can grow to 1.5 metres (5 ft) and live for up to 30 years. </p>