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thumb|A Chimaeridae fish and Bathymodiolus childressi|deepwater mussels at edge of a [[brine pool.]]

Species

ratfishes

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassHolocephali
  4. OrderChimaeriformes
  5. FamilyChimaeridae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded147,320

Les chimaéridés (Chimaeridae) forment une famille de poissons cartilagineux de l'ordre des Chimaeriformes (les « chimères », proches des requins).

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
95
With media
11
Family
Chimaeridae
Collections
USNM, NHMUK, FHSM, ROM, MADUG-UG, CMC
Recorded in
United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Chimaeriformes
Image
Hydrolagus colliei.jpg
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Commons category
Chimaeridae
taxon rank
family
taxon name
Chimaeridae
topic's main category
Category:Chimaeridae
taxon common name
havmusfamilien
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Encyclopedic overview

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thumb|A Chimaeridae fish and Bathymodiolus childressi|deepwater mussels at edge of a [[brine pool.]]

The Chimaeridae, or short-nosed chimaeras, are a family of cartilaginous fish.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chimaeridae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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