''Chimaera buccaginella'' is a bathydemersal

chimaera Chimaeras are Chondrichthyes, cartilaginous fish in the order (biology), order Chimaeriformes (), known informally as ghost sharks, rat fish (not to be confused with rattails), spookfish, or rabbit fish; the last two names are also applied to B ...

found in the Southwestern

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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. The maximum total length of this species is around for males and for females.

Habitat and distribution

This chimaera possibly inhabits depths of .

References

buccaginella Fish described in 2017 {{Holocephalan-stub