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Chimaeridae (Shortnose chimaeras or ratfishes)
Etymology: Hydrolagus: hydro-, combining form of hydor (Gr.), water; lagos (Gr.), hare, i.e., “water rabbit,” probably referring to three pairs of tooth plates, which tend to protrude from the mouth like a rabbit’s incisors. (See ETYFish); mitsukurii: In honor of zoologist Kakichi Mitsukuri (1857‒1909), Imperial University of Tokyo (Japan), who provided the specimens that Bashford Dean used in a concurrent description (with same name) published a few months later. (See ETYFish).
More on authors: Jordan & Snyder.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 716 - 1054 m (Ref. 47843). Temperate
Western Pacific: Philippines and Taiwan, north to Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are encased in horny shells (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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