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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 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 ...
Chimaera didierae has several general characteristics, such as slender short trunk, relatively sturdy spine, extremely deciduous skin, tiny unpaired fins, and light tan-colored body. [2] The only specimen ever caught has a maximum total length of around 15.6 cm (6.1 in).
This chimaera species is distinguishable from its closest congener (Chimaera owstoni) from several characteristics: stockier body, robust head, slightly concaved dorsal spine, teardrop-shaped pectoral fin, square-shaped anal fin with pale gray distal margin, darkish ventral surface, and walnut brown-colored body with lighter spots. [2]
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. [1]
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 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 compacta is a bathydemersal chimaera found in southern Indian Ocean. [1] [2] Description. The species has a substantial head with a short snout, long stocky ...