Gulf chimaera

Gulf chimaera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Chimaeridae
Genus: Hydrolagus
Species: H. alberti
Binomial name
Hydrolagus alberti
Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951

The gulf chimaera (Hydrolagus alberti) is a species of cartilaginous fish in the Chimaeridae family found near Mexico, the United States, and possibly Suriname. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. Dagit, D.D. 2005. Hydrolagus alberti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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