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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.
Issue
Junior synonym Hydrolagus tsengi, is valid according to Cheng & Zhou 1997:61 (CofF ver. 7 December 2021).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathydémersal; profondeur 120 - 872 m (Ref. 125617), usually 200 - 500 m (Ref. 125617). Temperate; 30°S - 44°S
Indo-Australian: Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?, range 69 - 63.1 cm
Max length : 90.4 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 125617); 103.7 cm TL (female)
Occurs in the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 7300). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are encased in horny shells (Ref. 205). Caught with bottom trawls but not utilized at present although its meat is of high quality (Ref. 6871, 9904) but of low value (Ref.58048).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Finucci, B., W.T. White, J.M. Kemper and G.J. Naylor, 2018. Redescription of Chimaera ogilbyi (Chimaeriformes; Chimaeridae) from the Indo-Australian region. Zootaxa 4375(2):191-210. (Ref. 125617)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 11.4 - 15.9, mean 14.1 °C (based on 26 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00282 (0.00118 - 0.00673), b=3.10 (2.89 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Assuming Fec <100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (62 of 100).