| African chimaera | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Chimaeridae |
| Genus: | Hydrolagus |
| Species: | H. africanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydrolagus africanus (Gilchrist, 1922) |
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The African chimaera (Hydrolagus africanus) is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family. It is found in Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.