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Cuban chimaera

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Cuban chimaera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Chimaeridae
Genus: Chimaera
Species:
C. cubana
Binomial name
Chimaera cubana

The Cuban chimaera (Chimaera cubana) is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae. It is found in Colombia, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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  1. ^ Finucci, B.; Mejía-Falla, P.A.; Navia, A.F.; Simpson, N.J.; Kyne, P.M. (2020). "Chimaera cubana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T60183A124449118. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T60183A124449118.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.