Chimaera monstrosa

Chimaera monstrosa (Norway)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Chimaeridae
Genus: Chimaera
Species: Chimaera monstrosa

Name

Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758:236

Synonyms

• Chimaera argentea Ascanius, 1772
• Chimaera borealis Shaw, 1804
• Chimaera mediterranea Risso, 1826
• Chimaera cristata Faber, 1829
• Chimaera arctica Gistel, 1848
• Chimaera dubia Osório, 1909

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 236. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Catarino, D., Jakobsen, K., Jakobsen, J., Giacomello, E., Menezes, G.M., Diogo, H., Canha, A., Porteiro, F.M., Melo, O. & Stefanni, S. 2020. First record of the opal chimaera, Chimaera opalescens (Holocephali: Chimaeridae) and revision of the occurrence of the rabbitfish Chimaera monstrosa in the Azores waters. Journal of Fish Biology 97(3): 763–775. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14432 Reference page. 

Links

• Zicha, Ondřej et al. Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758 – Taxon details on Biological Library (BioLib).
• Chimaera monstrosa – Taxon details on Catalogue of Life (CoL).
• Chimaera monstrosa – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758 – Taxon details on FishBase.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Chimaera monstrosa.
• Chimaera monstrosa – Taxon details on Index to Organism Names (ION).

• Chimaera monstrosa – Taxon details on Interim Register of Marine and Non-marine Genera (IRMNG).
• IUCN: Chimaera monstrosa  (Vulnerable)
• Chimaera monstrosa in the World Register of Marine Species
• ZooBank: 5AFDC2B4-EE29-4104-9B0F-5EF3B876B15D

Vernacular names

čeština: Chiméra podivná
dansk: Havmus
Deutsch: Seekatze
English: rabbit fish, rat fish
español: quimera, gato
suomi: Sillikuningas
français: Chimère monstrueuse
hrvatski: Čudnovati morski štakor
íslenska: Geirnyt
italiano: Chimera
Nederlands: Gewone draakvis
norsk nynorsk: Havmus
norsk: Havmus
polski: Chimera (ryba)
русский: Европейская химера
svenska: Havsmus
українська: Химера європейська

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