- Silver chimaera
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Silver chimaera Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Chimaeriformes Family: Chimaeridae Genus: Chimaera Species: C. phantasma Binomial name Chimaera phantasma
D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1900Synonyms Chimaera pseudomonstrosa Fang & Wang, 1932
The silver chimaera (Chimaera phantasma) is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family. It is found in Australia, China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, New Caledonia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Dagit, D.D. 2005. Chimaera phantasma. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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