Jordan's chimaera
Jordan's chimaera (Chimaera jordani) is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae found near Japan, Madagascar, and Mozambique.[1] It is named for the American ichthyologist David Starr Jordan (1851–1931).[2] Its natural habitat is open seas.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Chimaeridae |
| Genus: | Chimaera |
| Species: | C. jordani |
| Binomial name | |
| Chimaera jordani S. Tanaka (I), 1905 | |
References
- Finucci, B.; Tanaka, S.; Kyne, P.M. (2020). "Chimaera jordani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T60184A124449238. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T60184A124449238.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Chimaera jordani" in FishBase. June 2023 version.
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