Owston's chimaera | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Order: | Chimaeriformes |
Family: | Chimaeridae |
Genus: | Chimaera |
Species: | C. owstoni |
Binomial name | |
Chimaera owstoni S. Tanaka (I), 1905 |
Owston's chimaera, Chimaera owstoni, is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family. It is endemic to Japan. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.