Opal chimaera
The opal chimaera (Chimaera opalescens) is a chimaera species in the family Chimaeridae, which lives in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean.[1][2]
| Opal chimaera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Chimaeridae |
| Genus: | Chimaera |
| Species: | C. opalescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Chimaera opalescens Luchetti, Iglésias & Sellos, 2011 | |
References
- Busson, Frédéric. "Chimaera opalescens, Opal chimaera". FishBase. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- Luchetti, EA; Iglésias, SP; Sellos, DY (2011). "Chimaera opalescens n. sp., a new chimaeroid (Chondrichthyes: Holocephali) from the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean". Journal of Fish Biology. 79 (2): 399–417. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03027.x. PMID 21781099.
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