Sicklefin chimaera

Sicklefin chimaera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Rhinochimaeridae
Genus: Neoharriotta
Species: N. pinnata
Binomial name
Neoharriotta pinnata
(Schnakenbeck, 1931)

The sicklefin chimaera (Neoharriotta pinnata) is a species of fish in the Rhinochimaeridae family found near Angola, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mauritania, Namibia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Western Sahara. Its natural habitat is open seas.[1]

References

  1. Dagit, D.D. 2005. Neoharriotta pinnata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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