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Chimaera Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

105733 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105733)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758

Parent

Chimaeridae Rafinesque, 1815

Direct children (52)

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Species Chimaera argiloba Last, White & Pogonoski, 2008
Species Chimaera bahamaensis Kemper, Ebert, Didier & Compagno, 2010
Species Chimaera buccanigella Clerkin, Ebert & Kemper, 2017
Species Chimaera carophila Kemper, Ebert, Naylor & Didier, 2014
Species Chimaera compacta Iglésias, Kemper & Naylor, 2021
Species Chimaera cubana Howell Rivero, 1936
Species Chimaera didierae Clerkin, Ebert & Kemper, 2017
Species Chimaera fulva Didier, Last & White, 2008
Species Chimaera jordani Tanaka, 1905
Species Chimaera lignaria Didier, 2002
Species Chimaera macrospina Didier, Last & White, 2008
Species Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758
Species Chimaera notafricana Kemper, Ebert, Compagno & Didier, 2010
Species Chimaera obscura Didier, Last & White, 2008
Species Chimaera ogilbyi Waite, 1898
Species Chimaera opalescens Luchetti, Iglésias & Sellos, 2011
Species Chimaera orientalis Angulo, López, Bussing & Murase, 2014
Species Chimaera owstoni Tanaka, 1905
Species Chimaera panthera Didier, 1998
Species Chimaera phantasma Jordan & Snyder, 1900
Species Chimaera willwatchi Clerkin, Ebert & Kemper, 2017
Species Chimaera abbreviata Gill, 1883 accepted as Hydrolagus affinis (de Brito Capello, 1868)
Species Chimaera affinis de Brito Capello, 1868 accepted as Hydrolagus affinis (de Brito Capello, 1868)
Species Chimaera africana Gilchrist, 1922 accepted as Hydrolagus africanus (Gilchrist, 1922)
Species Chimaera antarctica Swainson, 1839 accepted as Callorhinchus callorynchus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Chimaera arctica Gistel, 1848 accepted as Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758
Species Chimaera argentea Ascanius, 1772 accepted as Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758
Species Chimaera australis Hector, 1902 accepted as Hydrolagus novaezealandiae (Fowler, 1911)
Species Chimaera barbouri Garman, 1908 accepted as Hydrolagus barbouri (Garman, 1908)
Species Chimaera borealis Shaw, 1804 accepted as Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758
Species Chimaera callorynchus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Callorhinchus callorynchus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Chimaera colliei Lay & Bennett, 1839 accepted as Hydrolagus colliei (Lay & Bennett, 1839)
Species Chimaera cristata Faber, 1829 accepted as Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758
Species Chimaera deani Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 accepted as Hydrolagus deani (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
Species Chimaera dubia Osório, 1909 accepted as Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758
Species Chimaera gilberti Garman, 1911 accepted as Hydrolagus purpurescens (Gilbert, 1905)
Species Chimaera media Garman, 1911 accepted as Hydrolagus colliei (Lay & Bennett, 1839)
Species Chimaera mediterranea Risso, 1827 accepted as Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Chimaera mirabilis Collett, 1904 accepted as Hydrolagus mirabilis (Collett, 1904)
Species Chimaera mitsukurii Jordan & Snyder, 1904 accepted as Hydrolagus mitsukurii (Jordan & Snyder, 1904) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Chimaera mitsukurii Dean, 1904 accepted as Hydrolagus mitsukurii (Jordan & Snyder, 1904) (unaccepted > junior homonym, and junior synonym)
Species Chimaera neglecta Ogilby, 1888 accepted as Hydrolagus colliei (Lay & Bennett, 1839)
Species Chimaera novaezealandiae Fowler, 1911 accepted as Hydrolagus novaezealandiae (Fowler, 1911)
Species Chimaera novae-zealandiae Fowler, 1911 accepted as Hydrolagus novaezealandiae (Fowler, 1911) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Chimaera plumbea Gill, 1878 accepted as Hydrolagus affinis (de Brito Capello, 1868)
Species Chimaera pseudomonstrosa Fang & Wang, 1932 accepted as Chimaera phantasma Jordan & Snyder, 1900
Species Chimaera purpurascens Jordan & Snyder, 1904 accepted as Hydrolagus eidolon (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925) (synonym)
Species Chimaera purpurescens Jordan & Snyder, 1904 accepted as Hydrolagus eidolon (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925)
Species Chimaera purpurescens Gilbert, 1905 accepted as Hydrolagus purpurescens (Gilbert, 1905)
Species Chimaera spilota Tanaka, 1908 accepted as Hydrolagus barbouri (Garman, 1908)
Species Chimaera tsengi Fang & Wang, 1932 accepted as Chimaera ogilbyi Waite, 1898
Species Chimaera vaillanti Dean, 1906 accepted as Chimaera notafricana Kemper, Ebert, Compagno & Didier, 2010

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Chimaera Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105733 on 2024-11-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-12-02 12:48:54Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 236 [details] Available for editors

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taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 431-554. [details]