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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Holocephali (class) » Chimaeriformes (order) » Chimaeridae (family)
| CAAB Code: | 37 042001 |
| Scientific Name and Authority: | Chimaera ogilbyi Waite, 1898 |
| Rank: | Species |
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Distribution map:
View detailed map or click on map to see same.  Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-01-18. Occurrence locations [618] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile |
| Taxon Notes: | Finucci et al 2018 redescribed Chimaera ogilbyi, concluding from a detailed morphological and genetic assessment (using mitochondrial and nuclear markers) that a single species in this group is present in the Indo-Australian region (i.e Hydrolagus lemures is a synonym of Chimaera ogilbyi). The results failed to support the generic placement in Hydrolagus, suggesting they belong to genus Chimaera with doubt over validity of Hydrolagus as a genus. Chimaera ogilbyi occurs throughout Australia, eastern Indonesia and northern PNG. | ||||||||
| Common/Standard Name Notes: | "ghostshark" is the marketing name for this species | ||||||||
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