African chimaera

African chimaera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Chimaeridae
Genus: Hydrolagus
Species: H. africanus
Binomial name
Hydrolagus africanus
(Gilchrist, 1922)

The African chimaera (Hydrolagus africanus) is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family found near Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

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