Jordan's chimaera

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Jordan's chimaera
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Chimaeriformes Family: Chimaeridae Genus: Chimaera Species: C. jordani
Binomial name
Chimaera jordani Tanaka, 1905

Jordan's chimaera (Chimaera jordani) is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family. It is found in Japan, Madagascar, and Mozambique. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] Source

• Dagit, D.D. & Compagno, L.J.V. 2005. Chimaera jordani. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 03 August 2007.