Jordan's chimaera

Jordan's chimaera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Chimaeridae
Genus: Chimaera
Species: C. jordani
Binomial name
Chimaera jordani
S. Tanaka (I), 1905

Jordan's chimaera (Chimaera jordani) is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family found near Japan, Madagascar, and Mozambique.[1] Its natural habitat is open seas, and it is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Dagit, D.D. & Compagno, L.J.V. 2005. Chimaera jordani. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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