Carpenter's chimaera
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Chimaera lignaria Didier, 2002 |
Carpenter's chimaera, giant chimaera, or giant purple chimaera (Chimaera lignaria) is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family. It is found in Australia and New Zealand. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Dagit, D.D. 2005. Chimaera lignaria. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 03 August 2007.