Owston's chimaera

Owston's chimaera
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Order:	Chimaeriformes
Family:	Chimaeridae
Genus:	Chimaera
Species:	C. owstoni
Binomial name
Chimaera owstoni S. Tanaka (I), 1905

Owston's chimaera, Chimaera owstoni, is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family. It is endemic to Japan. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

• Dagit, D.D. 2005. Chimaera owstoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.

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