Bigeye chimaera | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Order: | Chimaeriformes |
Family: | Chimaeridae |
Genus: | Hydrolagus |
Species: | H. macrophthalmus |
Binomial name | |
Hydrolagus macrophthalmus de Buen, 1959 |
The bigeye chimaera (Hydrolagus macrophthalmus) is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family. It is found in Chile and possibly Ecuador. Its natural habitat is open seas.