| Gulf chimaera | |
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| 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 |
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The gulf chimaera (Hydrolagus alberti) is a species of cartilaginous 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.