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Silver chimaera

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Silver chimaera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Order:
Chimaeriformes
Family:
Chimaeridae
Genus:
Chimaera
Species:
C. phantasma
Binomial name
Chimaera phantasma
Synonyms

Chimaera pseudomonstrosa Fang & Wang, 1932

The silver chimaera (Chimaera phantasma) is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family found near Australia, China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, New Caledonia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam.[1] Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ Dagit, D.D. 2005. Chimaera phantasma. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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