Chimaera bahamaensis

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Chimaera bahamaensis

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Chimaeridae
Genus: Chimaera
Species:
C. bahamaensis
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

  1. ^ . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Capuli, Estelita Emily. "Chimaera bahamaensis, Bahamas ghost shark". FishBase. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Chimaera bahamaensis Kemper, Ebert, Didier & Compagno 2010". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  4. ^ 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.