Chimaera orientalis, Eastern Pacific black chimaera : fisheries

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Chimaera orientalis Angulo, López, Bussing & Murase, 2014

Eastern Pacific black chimaera
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Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Olocefali (chimere) (chimaeras) > Chimaeriformes (Chimaeras) > Chimaeridae (Shortnose chimaeras or ratfishes)
Etymology: Chimaera: Named for the mythological creature composed of parts of multiple animals, referring to their odd mix of characteristics. (See ETYFish);  orientalis: Latin for eastern, the first Chimaera described from the eastern Pacific Ocean. (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia


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