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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).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; diepte 772 - 775 m (Ref. 130779). Tropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea of Thailand,
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.8 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 130779)
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Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
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).
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Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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)
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 = No PD50 data [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): 3.6 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).