| Chimaeridae (Shortnose chimaeras or ratfishes) |
| 38.1 cm TL (female) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 396 - 506 m, non-migratory |
| Eastern Central Pacific: Galapagos Is. (Fernandina, Española, Marchena, San Cristóbal Is.). |
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Hydrolagus with head small with short, blunt snout; second dorsal fin only slightly indented along its length; preopercular and oral lateral line canals branching from the same node off the infraorbital canal and sharing a short common branch; dorsum medium brown with numerous narrow, sharply delineated irregular circular and elongate white blotches; ventrum white to tan with extremely fine brown mottling. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 02 September 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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