Eastern Pacific Ghostshark
Hydrolagus melanophasma
Classification
- Class
- Holocephali
- Order
- Chimaeriformes
- Family
- Chimaeridae
Hydrolagus est un genre de chimères (poissons abyssaux proches des requins). Description et caractéristiques Ce genre se distingue de Chimaera par le fait que la nageoire anale est confluente avec la caudale. Aire de répartition Quatre espèces sont connues de l'Atlantique nord-est: H.
The Eastern Pacific black ghostshark (Hydrolagus melanophasma, literally a combination of "water rabbit" and "black ghost") is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae. Despite its name, it does not belong to the clade Selachii used for the modern classification of sharks. It is, however, distantly related to the sharks in the sense that both are Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes).
El Tiburón fantasma negro del Pacífico Oriental o quimera negra (Hydrolagus melanophasma, literalmente una combinación de "conejo de agua" y "fantasma negro") es una especie de pez de la familia Chimaeridae. A pesar de su nombre, no pertenece al clado Selachii. utilizado para la clasificación moderna de los tiburones.
Distribution
Sources and credits
DescriptionHydrolagus melanophasma, Wikipedia contributorsMore from the same family
Southern Chimaera
Chimaera fulva
ChimaeridaeBigeye Chimaera
Hydrolagus macrophthalmus
Chimaeridae
Rabbitfish
Chimaera monstrosa
Chimaeridae
White-spotted Ratfish
Hydrolagus colliei
Chimaeridae
Striped Rabbitfish
Hydrolagus matallanasi
Chimaeridae
Large-eyed Rabbitfish
Hydrolagus mirabilis
ChimaeridaeOpal Chimaera
Chimaera opalescens
ChimaeridaeSmall-eyed Rabbitfish
Hydrolagus affinis
Chimaeridae