Gulf chimaera

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Gulf chimaera

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Chimaeridae
Genus: Hydrolagus
Species: H. alberti
Binomial name
Hydrolagus alberti
Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951

The gulf chimaera (Hydrolagus alberti) is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family. It is found in Mexico, the United States, and possibly Suriname. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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