Southern chimaera (Chimaera fulva)

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

Southern chimaera (Chimaera fulva)

The Southern chimaera (Chimaera fulva) is a marine fish of the family Chimaeridae. Native range: Southern Australia.

Biology

This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: thin, deciduous skin; color silvery pink to pale brownish; preopercular and oral lateral line canals sharing a common branch; short dorsal spine, subequal or slightly shorter than first dorsal fin; claspers of adult males long, trifurcate, divided for slightly less than half of their length; structure of the CO1 gene.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chimaera fulva
Family
Chimaeridae (Shortnose chimaeras or ratfishes)
Order
Chimaeriformes (Chimaeras)
Class
Holocephali (Chimaeras)
Maximum length
100.0
Depth range
780–1095 m (2559–3593 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 780 - 1095 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Southern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 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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