Bight ghostshark
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| Bight ghostshark | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Chimaeridae |
| Genus: | Hydrolagus |
| Species: | H. lemures |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydrolagus lemures (Whitley, 1939) | |
The bight ghostshark or blackfin ghostshark (Hydrolagus lemures) is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is open seas.
References
- Dagit, D.D. & Kyne, P.M. 2005. Hydrolagus lemures. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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