Hydrolagus mitsukurii

Hydrolagus mitsukurii
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Holocephali
Order:	Chimaeriformes
Family:	Chimaeridae
Genus:	Hydrolagus
Species:	H. mitsukurii
Binomial name
Hydrolagus mitsukurii (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1904)
Synonyms
Hydrolagus deani Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

Hydrolagus mitsukurii is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae found in China, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan, and possibly Indonesia. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is one of several species commonly called "spookfish".

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