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Chimaera macrospina Didier, Last & White, 2008 Longspine chimaera |
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photo by
Graham, K. |
| Family: | Chimaeridae (Shortnose chimaeras or ratfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 93.9 cm TL (male/unsexed); 103.4 cm TL (female) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 435 - 1190 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific area of Australia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: skin thin and deciduous; color uniformly chocolate brown; preopercular and oral lateral line canals usually sharing a common branch; long dorsal spine, longer than first dorsal fin; adult male with short claspers (11-13% BDL), trifurcate, divided at about distal third of clasper; structure of the CO1 gene (Ref. 76965). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 May 2024 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||