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Another threat is habitat destruction of coastal nurseries (by urban development) or deepwater reefs (by deep sea mining and trawling). Near-shore species such as Callorhinchus milii are vulnerable to the effects of climate change : stronger storms and warmer seawater are predicted to increase egg mortality by disrupting the stable environments ...
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 ]
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 cape chimaera lives in waters 680 metres (2,230 ft) – 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) deep. It is believed to be a benthic species, living at the sea floor of the continental slope. Little else is known about its habitat of the species.
Chimaera monstrosa, also known as the rabbit fish or rat fish, is a northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean species of cartilaginous fish in the family Chimaeridae. [1] The rabbit fish is known for its characteristically large head and small, tapering body.
Several fossil species are attributed to Chimaera, but only two are confidently assignable to it.These two are C. seymourensis from the Late-Eocene La Meseta Formation on Seymour Island off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, [6] [7] and C. pliocenica from the Pliocene of Tuscany, Italy. [7]
The shortspine chimaera is a subtropical species, [2] inhabiting the upper to mid continental slope on the east coast of Australia, at depths of around 450–1,080 m, [5] although it most commonly lives in waters deeper than 1,025 m.
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.