Kingdom Animalia Order Chimaeriformes Genus Hydrolagus Higher classification Hydrolagus | Phylum Chordata Family Chimaeridae Scientific name Hydrolagus macrophthalmus Rank Species | |
Similar Purple chimaera, Striped rabbitfish, Chimaeridae, Hydrolagus, Cuban chimaera | ||
The bigeye chimaera ('Hydrolagus macrophthalmus) is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family. It is found in Chile and possibly Ecuador. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is only known from the preabyssal zone off Valparaiso and may occur as far south as Valdivia and as far north as Galápagos Islands and Central America such as Nicaragua and Guatemala and so may be more widespread but species research is not abundant.
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