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Deep-sea chimaera photographed by the NOAAS Okeanos Explorer.Visible on its snout are tiny pores which lead to electroreceptor cells.. Chimaeras are soft-bodied, shark-like fish with bulky heads and long, tapered tails; measured from the tail, they can grow up to 150 cm (4.9 ft) in length.
Chimaera didierae is a chimaera found in the Southwestern Indian Ocean, specifically near Walters Shoals on southern part of Madagascar Ridge. [2] Description
Chimaera willwatchi has several general characteristics, such as blocky head, square snout, large body, well-defined suborbital ridges, slight iridescent sheen, and brown purple-colored body. [1] The maximum total length of this species is around 83.4 cm for the male specimens and 97.1 cm for female specimens.
Chimaera supapae, the Andaman shortnose chimaera, is a type of chimaera of the family Chimaeridae discovered exclusively in the Andaman Sea of Thailand. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] It is described from just one single specimen collected at around 775 m depth.
Chimaera orientalis has several general characteristics, such as the presence of anal fin, tall first dorsal spine with short base, long interdorsal space, long pectoral fins, long pelvic claspers, and dark brown-colored body and darker fins with no distinctive patterns. [2] The only specimen ever caught has a maximum total length of 17.6 cm. [2]
Chimaera buccaginella is a bathydemersal chimaera found in the Southwestern Indian Ocean. [1] [2] Description. The species has a light tan-colored and stocky body, a ...
A Chimaeridae fish and deepwater mussels at edge of a brine pool.. The Chimaeridae, or short-nosed chimaeras, are a family of cartilaginous fish.. They resemble other chimaeras in general form and habits, but have short, rounded snouts, without the modifications found in related families.
Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758 (Rabbit fish) Chimaera notafricana Kemper, Ebert, Compagno & Didier, 2010 (Cape chimaera) Chimaera obscura Didier, Last & W. T. White, 2008 (Shortspine chimaera) Chimaera ogilbyi Waite, 1898 (Ogilby's ghostshark) Chimaera opalescens Luchetti, Iglésias & Sellos, 2011 (Opal chimaera)