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The purple chimaera or purple ghostshark (Hydrolagus purpurescens) is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae found off Japan and Hawaii. Its natural habitat is open seas. Its natural habitat is open seas.
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 ...
Hydrolagus mitsukurii (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1904) (Mitsukuri's chimaera) Hydrolagus novaezealandiae (Fowler, 1911) (dark ghostshark) Hydrolagus pallidus Hardy & Stehmann, 1990 (pale chimaera) Hydrolagus purpurescens (C. H. Gilbert, 1905) (purple chimaera) Hydrolagus trolli Didier & Séret , 2002 (abyssal ghostshark)
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 ]
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.
Chimaera reproduction resembles that of sharks in some ways: males employ claspers for internal fertilization of females and females lay eggs within spindle-shaped, leathery egg cases. [1] Unlike sharks, male chimaeras have retractable sexual appendages (known as tentacula) to assist mating.
According to Greek mythology, [1] the Chimera, Chimaera, Chimæra, or Khimaira (/ k aɪ ˈ m ɪər ə, k ɪ-/ ky-MEER-ə, kih-; Ancient Greek: Χίμαιρα, romanized: Chímaira, lit. 'she-goat') [ 2 ] was a monstrous fire-breathing hybrid creature from Lycia , Asia Minor , composed of different animal parts.
Chimaera opalescens Luchetti, Iglésias & Sellos 2011 (Opal chimaera) Chimaera orientatis Angulo, López, Bussing & Murase 2014 (Eastern Pacific black chimaera) Chimaera owstoni Tanaka 1905 (Owston's chimaera) Chimaera panthera Didier 1998 (leopard chimaera) Chimaera phantasma Jordan & Snyder 1900 (silver chimaera) Genus Hydrolagus Gill 1863