Chimaera bahamaensis
Chimaera bahamaensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Holocephali |
Order: | Chimaeriformes |
Family: | Chimaeridae |
Genus: | Chimaera |
Species: | C. bahamaensis
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Binomial name | |
Chimaera bahamaensis Compagno, 2010[2] |
Chimaera bahamaensis, commonly known as the Bahamas ghost shark, is a
Andros Island. Chimaera bahamaensis is known to inhabit marine waters from a depth range of 1,483 metres (4,865 ft) – 1,506 metres (4,941 ft).[3] It is one of the most recently described members of the genus Chimaera and to date only a single specimen has been found.[1]
The Chimaera bahamaensis displays a combination of morphometric features which include a short pectoral-pelvic space with a long pelvic-caudal space, a long pre-narial length, and a relatively large body that is uniformly caramel brown with dark brown fins.[4]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Capuli, Estelita Emily. "Chimaera bahamaensis, Bahamas ghost shark". FishBase. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Chimaera bahamaensis Kemper, Ebert, Didier & Compagno 2010". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ Kemper, Jenny (2010). "Description of a new species of chimaerid, Chimaera bahamaensis from the Bahamas (Holocephali: Chimaeridae)". Bulletin of Marine Science. 86: 649–659 – via Web of Science.