Chimaera buccanigella

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chimaeroidei
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Holocephali Ordo: Chimaeriformes Subordo: Chimaeroidei

Familia: Chimaeridae
Genus: Chimaera
Species: Chimaera buccanigella

Name

• Chimaera buccanigella Clerkin, Ebert & Kemper, 2017: 26

Holotype: CAS 242335, 765 mm TL, 401 mm BDL, ♀.

Type locality: “Southwestern Indian Ocean, Walters Shoal, 33º49’S, 42º22’E, bottom trawl between 495–960 m.”

References

Primary references

• Clerkin, P.J., Ebert, D.A. & Kemper, J.M. 2017. New species of Chimaera (Chondrichthyes: Holocephali: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae) from the Southwestern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4312(1): 1–37. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4312.1.1. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Dark-mouth Chimaera