| Chimaeridae (Shortnose chimaeras or ratfishes) |
| 80.1 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 548 - 995 m |
| Western Pacific: Australia. |
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This chimaeroid fish has a ventral caudal fin that that is not indented at its origin to form a separate anal fin and is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: color of body pale brown with prominent reticulations on sides, dorsal fin and spine whitish basally; the dorsal-fin spine is slightly shorter than or subequal in height of first dorsal fin, while the pelvic fins somewhat rectangular in shape (not broadly rounded); pelvic claspers of males are
mostly pale, divided for the distal 2/3 of their length (Ref. 76967). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 19 February 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Type locality, east of Hawks Nest, New South Wales, AMS I 29762-003 (holotype of Hydrolagus marmoratus, 71 cm TL, adult male). Known from the continental slope, off eastern Australia from the Whitsunday Group in Queensland (18˚58′ S, 150˚29′ E) south to off Bulli in New South Wales (34˚15′ S, 151˚31′ E), 548-995 m. |
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