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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); didierae: In honor of Dominique A. Didier (b. 1965), Millersville University (Pennsylvania, USA), for her “outstanding” contributions to the systematics of chimaeras (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: Dr Dominique Ann Didier (d: 1965) is an American marine biologist and ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; diepte 1000 - 1100 m (Ref. 116312). Deep-water
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Southwestern Indian Ocean, seamount of the southern part of the Madagascar Ridge, near Walters Shoal.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.6 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 116312)
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Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Clerkin, P.J., Ebert, D.A. and J.M. Kemper, 2017. New species of Chimaera (Chondrichthyes: Holocephali: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae) from the Southwestern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4312(1):1-37. (Ref. 116312)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00331 (0.00137 - 0.00798), b=3.07 (2.86 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (Deep-water species with large eggs and low fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).