Pale ghost shark
| Pale ghost shark | |
|---|---|
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Chimaeridae |
| Genus: | Hydrolagus |
| Species: | H. bemisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydrolagus bemisi Didier, 2002 | |
The pale ghost shark (Hydrolagus bemisi) is a shortnose chimaera of the family Chimaeridae. Its length is up to one metre.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Hydrolagus bemisi" in FishBase. March 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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