Hydrolagus mitsukurii

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Hydrolagus mitsukurii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Chimaeridae
Genus: Hydrolagus
Species:
H. mitsukurii
Binomial name
Hydrolagus mitsukurii
Synonyms [2]
List
    • Chimaera mitsukurii (Jordan & Snyder, 1904)
    • Chimaera mitsukurii (Dean, 1904)
    • Psyschichthys mitsukirii (Dean, 1904)

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".

References

  1. Finucci, B.; Tanaka, S.; Semba, Y.; Kyne, P.M. (2020). "Hydrolagus mitsukurii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T60194A124450319. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T60194A124450319.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Hydrolagus mitsukurii (Jordan & Snyder, 1904)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 26 May 2025.