Purple chimaera

Purple chimaera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Chondrichthyes
Order:Chimaeriformes
Family:Chimaeridae
Genus:Hydrolagus
Species: H. purpurescens
Binomial name
Hydrolagus purpurescens

The purple chimaera or purple ghostshark (Hydrolagus purpurescens) is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family found off Japan and Hawaii. Its natural habitat is open seas.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Dagit, D.D. 2005. Hydrolagus purpurescens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.


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