Silver chimaera
Appearance
Silver chimaera | |
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Species: | C. phantasma
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Chimaera phantasma D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1900
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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
- ^ Dagit, D.D. 2005. Chimaera phantasma. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.