Chimaera ogilbyi, Ogilbys ghostshark : fisheries

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Chimaera ogilbyi Waite, 1898

Ogilbys ghostshark
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Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

होलोसैफली (किमाइरस) (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);  ogilbyi: In honor of Irish ichthyologist-herpetologist James Douglas Ogilby (1853‒1925), Australian Museum (Sydney), for his researches on Australian fishes. (See ETYFish).
More on author: Waite.

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


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