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Owston's chimaera

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Chimaeriformes

Genus
  
Chimaera

Higher classification
  
Chimaera

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Chimaeridae

Scientific name
  
Chimaera owstoni

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Jordan's chimaera, Cuban chimaera, Chimaera, Chimaeridae, Purple chimaera

Owston's chimaera, Chimaera owstoni, is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family endemic to Japan. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Owston's chimaera Wikipedia