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Chimaera (genus)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Chimaera

Higher classification
  
Chimaeridae

Order
  
Chimaera

Family
  
Chimaeridae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Rabbit fish, Silver chimaera, Cuban chimaera, Jordan's chimaera, Carpenter's chimaera

Chimaera is the type genus of the cartilaginous fish family Chimaeridae.

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:

  • Chimaera argiloba Last, W. T. White & Pogonoski, 2008 (Whitefin chimaera)
  • Chimaera bahamaensis Kemper, Ebert, Didier & Compagno, 2010 (Bahamas ghost shark)
  • Chimaera carophila Kemper, Ebert, Naylor & Didier, 2014 (Brown chimaera)
  • Chimaera cubana Howell-Rivero, 1936 (Cuban chimaera)
  • Chimaera fulva Didier, Last & W. T. White, 2008 (Southern chimaera)
  • Chimaera jordani S. Tanaka (I), 1905 (Jordan's chimaera)
  • Chimaera lignaria Didier, 2002 (Carpenter's chimaera)
  • Chimaera macrospina Didier, Last & W. T. White, 2008 (Longspine chimaera)
  • Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758 (Rabbit fish)
  • Chimaera notafricana Kemper, Ebert, Compagno & Didier, 2010 (Cape chimaera)
  • Chimaera obscura Didier, Last & W. T. White, 2008 (Shortspine chimaera)
  • Chimaera opalescens Luchetti, Iglésias & Sellos, 2011 (Opal chimaera)
  • Chimaera orientalis Angulo, M. I. Bussing, W. A. Bussing & Murase, 2014 (Eastern Pacific black chimaera)
  • Chimaera owstoni S. Tanaka (I), 1905 (Owston's chimaera)
  • Chimaera panthera Didier, 1998 (Leopard chimaera)
  • Chimaera phantasma D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1900 (Silver chimaera)
  • References

    Chimaera (genus) Wikipedia