Chimaera fulva, Southern chimaera

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Chimaera fulva Didier, Last & White, 2008

Southern chimaera
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Chimaera fulva
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Holocephali (helhuvudsfiskar) (chimaeras) > Chimaeriformes (Chimaeras) > 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);  fulva: From fulvus (L.), brown (actually tawny or reddish brown), referring to brownish body coloration. (See ETYFish).
More on authors: Didier, Last & White.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi


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