''Chimaera'' is the

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of the

cartilaginous fish Chondrichthyes (; ) is a class that contains the cartilaginous fishes that have skeletons primarily composed of cartilage. They can be contrasted with the Osteichthyes or ''bony fishes'', which have skeletons primarily composed of bone tissue. ...

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Chimaeridae 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. Many species have lon ...

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: * '' Chimaera argiloba''

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, W. T. White & Pogonoski, 2008 (Whitefin chimaera) * '' Chimaera bahamaensis''

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, Didier & Compagno, 2010 (Bahamas ghost shark) * ''

Chimaera carophila Chimaeras are cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes , known informally as ghost sharks, rat fish, spookfish, or rabbit fish; the last three names are not to be confused with rattails, Opisthoproctidae, or Siganidae, respectively. At ...

, Naylor & Didier, 2014 (Brown chimaera) * '' Chimaera cubana'' Howell-Rivero, 1936 (Cuban chimaera) * '' Chimaera fulva'' Didier,

& W. T. White, 2008 (Southern chimaera) * ''

Chimaera jordani Jordan's chimaera (''Chimaera jordani'') is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae found near Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacifi ...

'' S. Tanaka (I), 1905 (Jordan's chimaera) * ''

Chimaera lignaria The carpenter's chimaera (''Chimaera lignaria''), also known as the giant chimaera or the giant purple chimaera, is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae. Description The carpenter's chimaera grows to in length; the largest specimen re ...

'' Didier, 2002 (Carpenter's chimaera) * ''

Chimaera macrospina The longspine chimaera (''Chimaera macrospina'') is a chimaera species in the family Chimaeridae. It is found off of the eastern and western coasts of Australia, and lives in tropical and temperate waters 435–1,300 meters deep. Males and femal ...

'' Didier,

& W. T. White, 2008 (Longspine chimaera) * '' Chimaera monstrosa''

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Chimaera notafricana The cape chimaera (''Chimaera notafricana'') is a chimaera species in the family Chimaeridae, which lives in South Africa and Namibia. Taxonomy The cape chimaera is one of 16 species in the genus Chimaera. The species was described in 2010 ...

, Compagno & Didier, 2010 (Cape chimaera) * ''

Chimaera obscura The shortspine chimaera (''Chimaera obscura''), also commonly known as the short spine chimaera, is a chimaera species in the family Chimaeridae, which lives off of the east coast of Australia. Description The shortspine chimaera is similar to ...

'' Didier,

& W. T. White, 2008 (Shortspine chimaera) * '' Chimaera opalescens'' Luchetti, Iglésias & Sellos, 2011 (Opal chimaera) * '' Chimaera orientalis'' Angulo, M. I. Bussing, W. A. Bussing & Murase, 2014 (Eastern Pacific black chimaera) * '' Chimaera owstoni'' S. Tanaka (I), 1905 (Owston's chimaera) * '' Chimaera panthera'' Didier, 1998 (Leopard chimaera) * ''

Chimaera phantasma The silver chimaera (''Chimaera phantasma'') is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae found near Australia, China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, New Caledonia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is open seas. ...

'' D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1900 (Silver chimaera)

Fossil species

''Chimaera zangerli'' has been described from tooth plates found on

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in the Antarctic.

References

Cartilaginous fish genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Chondrichthyes-stub