Silver chimaera
| Silver chimaera | |
|---|---|
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Chimaeridae |
| Genus: | Chimaera |
| Species: | C. phantasma |
| Binomial name | |
| Chimaera phantasma D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1900 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chimaera pseudomonstrosa Fang & Wang, 1932 | |
The silver chimaera (Chimaera phantasma) is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family found near Australia, China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, New Caledonia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam.[1] Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ Dagit, D.D. 2005. Chimaera phantasma. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.