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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.
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 ]
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 African chimaera (Hydrolagus africanus) is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae found near Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitat is deep-waters up to the depth of 750 m [ 2 ] Eight species of chimaera are found in the southern African region, representing the three families and all six genera.
Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus 1758 (rabbit fish) Chimaera notafricana Kemper, Ebert, Compagno & Didier 2010 (Cape chimaera) Chimaera obscura Didier, Last & White 2008 (shortspine chimaera) Chimaera opalescens Luchetti, Iglésias & Sellos 2011 (Opal chimaera) Chimaera orientatis Angulo, López, Bussing & Murase 2014 (Eastern Pacific black chimaera)
The broadnose chimaera, knifenose chimaera, spearnose chimaera, or straightnose rabbitfish (Rhinochimaera atlantica) is a species of fish in the family Rhinochimaeridae found near Canada, Colombia, France, Gambia, Iceland, Mauritania, Mexico, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa, Suriname, and the United States. [2]
The pointy-nosed blue chimaera (Hydrolagus trolli), ... Ray Troll's chimaera or abyssal ghostshark, is a species of deep-sea fish in the family Chimaeridae. ...
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