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A Chimaeridae fish and deepwater mussels at edge of a brine pool.. The Chimaeridae, or short-nosed chimaeras, are a family of cartilaginous fish.. They resemble other chimaeras in general form and habits, but have short, rounded snouts, without the modifications found in related families.
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.
Hydrolagus pallidus Hardy & Stehmann, 1990 (Pale chimaera) Hydrolagus purpurescens C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Purple chimaera) Hydrolagus trolli Didier & Séret, 2002 (Pointy-nosed blue chimaera) Family Rhinochimaeridae (Long-nosed chimaeras) Genus Harriotta. Harriotta haeckeli Karrer, 1972 (Smallspine spookfish) Harriotta raleighana Goode & Bean ...
The chimaera is a marine species, typically found on slanted and flat areas of deep oceans at the continental slope, sometimes extending into the bathyal zone. It has a broad depth range, occurring in waters 400 metres (1,300 ft) – 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) in depth, typically in the deeper part of this range. [5]
In August 2020, a long-nosed chimaera was brought up from 460 fathoms (2,760 ft; 840 m) off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. [5] They range from 60 to 140 cm (2.0 to 4.6 ft) in maximum total length, depending on species. Rhinochimaeridae in the Gulf of Mexico at roughly 4,300 ft (1,300 m) deep
The pointy-nosed blue chimaera (Hydrolagus trolli), ... The specific name trolli honors Ray Troll, an American artist who has featured chimaeras in his art. [4] [6]
Chimaera carophila diets primarily consist of benthic-dwelling invertebrates but are also suspected to be detritivorous. One study found benthic invertebrates including gastropods , [3] barnacles, and polychaetes in the stomachs of two specimens. In the same study, they found other fish, cephalopods, and crustaceans in only one of the specimens.
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.