Cuban chimaera

Cuban chimaera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Chimaeridae
Genus: Chimaera
Species: C. cubana
Binomial name
Chimaera cubana
Howell-Rivero, 1936

The Cuban chimaera (Chimaera cubana) is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family. It is found in Colombia, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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