The African chimaera (Hydrolagus africanus) is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae found near Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitat is deep-waters up to the depth of 750 m [2] Eight species of chimaera are found in the southern African region, representing the three families and all six genera.[3]
| African chimaera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Chimaeridae |
| Genus: | Hydrolagus |
| Species: | H. africanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrolagus africanus (Gilchrist, 1922)
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Distribution
editHydrolagus africanus distributed in the western Indian Ocean from Kenya and Mozambique to the Western Cape province, South Africa, and in the south-eastern Atlantic along the west coast of South Africa north to Angola.[4] However, there are informations on this species from Thailand, off the southwest coast of India, Arabian Sea and Andaman Nicobar Islands.[5]
References
edit- ^ Finucci, B. (2020). "Hydrolagus africanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T60188A124449617. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T60188A124449617.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Compagno, L.J.V. (1986). Smiths' sea fishes. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
- ^ Silva, C. da; Booth, A. J.; Dudley, S. F. J.; Kerwath, S. E.; Lamberth, S. J.; Leslie, R. W.; McCord, M. E.; Sauer, W. H. H.; Zweig, T. (2015-04-03). "The current status and management of South Africa's chondrichthyan fisheries". African Journal of Marine Science. 37 (2): 233–248. doi:10.2989/1814232X.2015.1044471. ISSN 1814-232X.
- ^ Walovich, K. A.; Ebert, D. A.; Long, D. J.; Didier, D. A. (2015-04-03). "Redescription of Hydrolagus africanus (Gilchrist, 1922) (Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae), with a review of southern African chimaeroids and a key to their identification". African Journal of Marine Science. 37 (2): 157–165. doi:10.2989/1814232X.2015.1033012. ISSN 1814-232X.
- ^ FishBase, Online database of fishes (February 18, 2021). "Hydrolagus africanus".
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