Shortspine chimaera (Chimaera obscura)

Scientific name: Chimaera obscura Didier, Last & White, 2008

The Shortspine chimaera (Chimaera obscura) is a marine fish of the family Chimaeridae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, Australia.

Biology

This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: skin thin and deciduous; color uniformly dark brownish to black; preopercular and oral lateral line canals either sharing a common branch or not; long dorsal spine, longer than first dorsal fin; structure of the CO1 gene.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chimaera obscura
Family
Chimaeridae (Shortnose chimaeras or ratfishes)
Order
Chimaeriformes (Chimaeras)
Class
Holocephali (Chimaeras)
Maximum length
95.1
Depth range
450–1080 m (1476–3543 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 450 - 1080 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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