Chimaera buccaginella

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Chimaera buccaginella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Chimaeridae
Genus: Chimaera
Species:
C. buccaginella
Binomial name
Chimaera buccaginella
Clerkin, Ebert & Kemper, 2017

Chimaera buccaginella is a bathydemersal chimaera found in the Southwestern Indian Ocean. [1] [2]

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Description

The species has a light tan-colored and stocky body, a short trunk, a very straight spine, and non-deciduous skin. [1] The maximum total length of this species is around 86 cm (34 in) for males and 76.5 cm (30.1 in) for females. [1]

Habitat and distribution

This chimaera possibly inhabits depths of 495–960 m (1,624–3,150 ft). [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Clerkin, Paul J.; Ebert, David A.; Kemper, Jenny M. (2017-08-28). "New species of Chimaera (Chondrichthyes: Holocephali: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae) from the Southwestern Indian Ocean". Zootaxa. 4312 (1): 1–37. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4312.1.1. ISSN   1175-5334.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chimaera buccaginella". FishBase . February 2025 version.


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