Ninespot chimaera

Ninespot chimaera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Chimaeridae
Genus: Hydrolagus
Species: H. barbouri
Binomial name
Hydrolagus barbouri
(Garman, 1908)

The ninespot chimaera, Hydrolagus barbouri, is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family. It is endemic to Japan. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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