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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
Ecologia
marino batidemersale; distribuzione batimetrica 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 / Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 69 - 63.1 cm
Max length : 90.4 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (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 | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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