African chimaera
| African chimaera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Chimaeridae |
| Genus: | Hydrolagus |
| Species: | H. africanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrolagus africanus (Gilchrist, 1922)
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The African chimaera (Hydrolagus africanus) is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae found near Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitat is open seas.[1]
References
- ^ a b Compagno, L.J.V. & Dagit, D.D. 2005. Hydrolagus africanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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