Chimaeridae
| Chimaeridae | |
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| Hydrolagus alberti | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Chimaeridae Bonaparte, 1831 |
| Genera | |
The Chimaeridae, or shortnose chimaeras are a family of cartilaginous fish.
They resemble other chimaeras in general form and habits, but have a short, rounded, snout, without the modifications found in related families. Many species have a long tapering tail, given them an alternative name of ratfish. Shortnose chimaeras have a venomous spine on their backs, which is sufficiently dangerous to injure humans.[1]
They are found in temperate and tropical marine waters worldwide. Most species are restricted to depths below 200 metres (660 ft), but a few, notably the spotted ratfish, can locally be found at relatively shallow depths. They range from 38 centimetres (15 in) to 150 centimetres (4.9 ft) in maximum total length, depending on species.[1]
Species
The 36 species are grouped into two genera:[1]
Family Chimaeridae
- Genus Chimaera Linnaeus, 1758
- C. argiloba Last, W. T. White & Pogonoski, 2008 whitefin chimaera
- C. bahamaensis Kemper, Ebert, Didier & Compagno, 2010 Bahamas ghostshark
- C. cubana Howell-Rivero, 1936 Cuban chimaera
- C. fulva Didier, Last & W. T. White, 2008 southern chimaera
- C. jordani S. Tanaka (I), 1905 Jordan's chimaera
- C. lignaria Didier, 2002 Carpenter's chimaera
- C. macrospina Didier, Last & W. T. White, 2008 longspine chimaera
- C. monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758 rabbit fish
- C. notafricana Kemper, Ebert, Compagno & Didier, 2010 Cape chimaera
- C. obscura Didier, Last & W. T. White, 2008 shortspine chimaera
- C. owstoni S. Tanaka (I), 1905 Owston's chimaera
- C. panthera Didier, 1998 leopard chimaera
- C. phantasma D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1900 silver chimaera
- Genus Hydrolagus Gill, 1863
- H. affinis (Brito Capello, 1868) small-eyed rabbitfish
- H. africanus (Gilchrist, 1922) African chimaera
- H. alberti Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951 gulf chimaera
- H. alphus Quaranta, Didier, Long & Ebert, 2006
- H. barbouri (Garman, 1908) ninespot chimaera
- H. bemisi Didier, 2002 pale ghost shark
- H. colliei (Lay & E. T. Bennett, 1839) spotted ratfish
- H. deani (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) Philippine chimaera
- H. eidolon (D. S. Jordan & C. L. Hubbs, 1925)
- H. homonycteris Didier, 2008 black ghostshark
- H. lemures (Whitley, 1939) bight ghostshark
- H. lusitanicus T. Moura, I. M. R. Figueiredo, Bordalo-Machado, C. Almeida & Gordo, 2005
- H. macrophthalmus F. de Buen, 1959 bigeye chimaera
- H. marmoratus Didier, 2008 marbled ghostshark
- H. matallanasi Soto & Vooren, 2004 striped rabbitfish
- H. mccoskeri L. A. K. Barnett, Didier, Long & Ebert, 2006 Galápagos ghostshark
- H. melanophasma K. C. James, Ebert, Long & Didier, 2009 Eastern Pacific black ghostshark
- H. mirabilis (Collett, 1904) large-eyed rabbitfish
- H. mitsukurii (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1904) spookfish
- H. novaezealandiae (Fowler, 1911) dark ghostshark
- H. ogilbyi (Waite, 1898) Ogilby's ghostshark
- H. pallidus Hardy & Stehmann, 1990
- H. purpurescens (C. H. Gilbert, 1905) purple chimaera
- H. trolli Didier & Séret, 2002 pointy-nosed blue chimaera
- H. waitei Fowler, 1907
Two species are currently undescribed:
- Hydrolagus sp. D/G (giant black chimaera)
- Hydrolagus sp. F (Peruvian ratfish)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Chimaeridae" in FishBase. February 2011 version.
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