Chimaera notafricana, Cape chimaera

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Chimaera notafricana Kemper, Ebert, Compagno & Didier, 2010

Cape chimaera
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Chimaera notafricana
Male picture by Kemper, J.M.

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Olocefali (chimere) (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);  notafricana: notos (Gr.), south, referring to its known distribution off the western and southern coasts of southern Africa. (See ETYFish).

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


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