Carpenter's chimaera
| Carpenter's chimaera | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Chimaeridae |
| Genus: | Chimaera |
| Species: | C. lignaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Chimaera lignaria Didier, 2002 | |
The carpenter's chimaera,[1] giant chimaera, or giant purple chimaera (Chimaera lignaria) is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family[2] found near Australia and New Zealand. Its natural habitat is open seas; it is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ Didier, D. A. (2002). "Two new species of chimaeroid fishes from the southwestern Pacific Ocean (Holocephali, Chimaeridae)". Ichthyological Research 49 (4): 299–306. doi:10.1007/s102280200045.
- ↑ Dagit, D.D. 2005. Chimaera lignaria. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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