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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 |
| CAAB category: | 37 - Pisces Fishes |
Distribution map:
View detailed map or click on map to see same.  Expected 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 |
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| Family: | 37 42 Chimaeridae (Shortnose Chimaeras) - show full list | |
| Standard Name: | Ogilby's Ghostshark | |
| Common Names List: | Ogilby's ghostshark Ogilbys ghostshark ghostshark Ogilby's ghost shark | |
| Standard (Commercial) Name(s): | Ghostshark | |
| Organism Type: | a shortnose chimaera | |
| Synonyms: |
Hydrolagus ogilbyi [in most references prior to 2018] Hydrolagus lemures | |
| Taxon lists: |
Current Australian list:
 Commercial species list:  Standard Fish Names List: | |
| Habitat: |
Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Slope Demersal (200-2000m) | |
| Parent Codes: |
37 042902
Chimaera spp. |
| 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 | ||||||||
| Previous Codes (if any): | 042001, 37 042003, 042003, 37 042002, 042002 | ||||||||
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