Silver chimaera (Chimaera phantasma)

Scientific name: Chimaera phantasma Jordan & Snyder, 1900

Silver chimaera (Chimaera phantasma)
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The Silver chimaera (Chimaera phantasma) is a marine fish of the family Chimaeridae. Native range: Western Pacific, Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, and the Philippines.

Biology

Found in continental shelves and upper slopes; shelf edge, 60-550 m. Feeds mainly on small benthic animals. Oviparous. Eggs are encased in horny shells. Used in Chinese medicine. Caught with bottom trawls but utilization uncertain except as fish balls in Japan.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chimaera phantasma
Family
Chimaeridae (Shortnose chimaeras or ratfishes)
Order
Chimaeriformes (Chimaeras)
Class
Holocephali (Chimaeras)
Maximum length
100.0
Common length
60.0
Depth range
90–540 m (295–1772 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 90 - 540 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Pacific: Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, and the Philippines.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming Fec

Sources

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

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