Purple chimaera
| Purple chimaera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Chimaeridae |
| Genus: | Hydrolagus |
| Species: | H. purpurescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydrolagus purpurescens (C. H. Gilbert, 1905) | |
The purple chimaera or purple ghostshark (Hydrolagus purpurescens) is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family found off Japan and the United States. Its natural habitat is open seas, and it is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- ↑ Dagit, D.D. 2005. Hydrolagus purpurescens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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