Chimaera supapae, Andaman shortnose chimaera

Chimaera supapae Ebert, Krajangdara, Fahmi & Kemper, 2024

Andaman shortnose chimaera
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Holocephali (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).

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

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 772 - 775 m (Ref. 130779). Tropical

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Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea of Thailand,

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 130779)

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This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: massive head with a short snout; eyes relatively large, horizontally oval, its length 32.2% head length; thin body with a relatively long trunk 40% body length (BDL), deciduous skin; preopercular and oral lateral line canals sharing a common branch; posterior margin of the pectoral fins slightly convex; long dorsal spine 27% BDL, longer than the first dorsal fin; uniformly dark brown (Ref. 130779).
Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Ebert, D.A., T. Krajangdara, Fahmi and J.M. Kemper, 2024. Chimaera supapae (Holocephali: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae), a new species of chimaera from the Andaman Sea of Thailand. Raffles Bull. Zool. 72:84-90. (Ref. 130779)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 14 April 2024

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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