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Jordan's chimaera (Chimaera jordani) is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae found near Japan, Madagascar, and Mozambique. [1] It is named for the American ichthyologist David Starr Jordan (1851–1931). [ 2 ]
Deep-sea chimaera photographed by the NOAAS Okeanos Explorer.Visible on its snout are tiny pores which lead to electroreceptor cells.. Chimaeras are soft-bodied, shark-like fish with bulky heads and long, tapered tails; measured from the tail, they can grow up to 150 cm (4.9 ft) in length.
It is a marine cartilaginous fish that resides in the Southwest Pacific Ocean surrounding New Zealand. C. carophila was first observed in 2014. [1] [2] The Brown chimaera has notable features such as large eyes, a relatively short first dorsal fin and spine, a soft rounded snout, and a pale brown body color. [2]
The whitefin chimaera (Chimaera argiloba) is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae. It is found in the Indian Ocean to the NW of Australia, with a restricted distribution. Chimaera argiloba inhabits marine waters from a depth range of 370–520 m. It is abundant within its range. [1] [2]
Holocephali ("complete heads"), sometimes given the name Euchondrocephali, is a subclass of cartilaginous fish in the class Chondrichthyes. [1] The earliest fossils are of teeth and come from the Devonian period.
The cape chimaera is one of 16 species in the genus Chimaera.The species was described in 2010 by Kemper, Ebert Compagno and Didier. Prior to 2010, specimens were classified under the species Chimaera monstrosa, commonly known as the rabbit fish, before further studies showed that they had a number of differences in distribution and appearance, enough to classify them as two separate species.
The eyes of Winteria telescopa differ slightly from those of other opisthoproctids by their more forward-pointing gaze.. Barreleyes, also known as spook fish (a name also applied to several species of chimaera), are small deep-sea argentiniform fish comprising the family Opisthoproctidae found in tropical-to-temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.
The Cuban chimaera (Chimaera cubana) is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae. It is found in Colombia, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. Its natural habitat is open seas.