Owston's chimaera

Owston's chimaera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Chondrichthyes
Order:Chimaeriformes
Family:Chimaeridae
Genus:Chimaera
Species: C. owstoni
Binomial name
Chimaera owstoni

Owston's chimaera, Chimaera owstoni, is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family endemic to Japan. Its natural habitat is open seas.

References

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


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