Carpenter's chimaera

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Carpenter's chimaera
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Chimaeridae
Genus: Chimaera
Species: C. lignaria
Binomial name
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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