Sicklefin chimaera
Appearance
Sicklefin chimaera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Holocephali |
Order: | Chimaeriformes |
Family: | Rhinochimaeridae |
Genus: | Neoharriotta |
Species: | N. pinnata
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Binomial name | |
Neoharriotta pinnata (Schnakenbeck, 1931)
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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
- ^ a b Dagit, D.D. 2005. Neoharriotta pinnata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.