African chimaera

African chimaera

Taxobox
name = African chimaera


status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Chondrichthyes
ordo = Chimaeriformes
familia = Chimaeridae
genus = "Hydrolagus"
species = "H. africanus"
binomial = "Hydrolagus africanus"
binomial_authority = (Gilchrist, 1922)
synonyms =
The African chimaera ("Hydrolagus africanus") is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family. It is found in Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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* Compagno, L.J.V. & Dagit, D.D. 2005. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/60188/all Hydrolagus africanus] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 03 August 2007.


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