Chimaera willwatchi
| Chimaera willwatchi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Chimaeridae |
| Genus: | Chimaera |
| Species: | C. willwatchi
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| Binomial name | |
| Chimaera willwatchi Clerkin, Ebert & Kemper, 2017
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Chimaera willwatchi is a bathydemersal chimaera found in southwest Indian Ocean Ridge, northern Madagascar Rift, and Walter Shoals.[1]
Description
Chimaera willwatchi has several general characteristics, such as blocky head, square snout, large body, well-defined suborbital ridges, slight iridescent sheen, and brown purple-colored body.[1] The maximum total length of this species is around 83.4 cm for the male specimens and 97.1 cm for female specimens.[1]
Habitat & distribution
This chimaera possibly inhabits the depths of 89 - 1365 m.
References
- ^ a b c Clerkin, Paul J.; Ebert, David A.; Kemper, Jenny M. (2017-08-28). "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. ISSN 1175-5334.