Hydrolagus eidolon

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Hydrolagus eidolon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Chimaeridae
Genus: Hydrolagus
Species:
H. eidolon
Binomial name
Hydrolagus eidolon
(Jordan & Hubbs, 1925)

Hydrolagus eidolon is a species of chimaera in the family Chimaeridae.[1] It is native to the Northwest Pacific and Japan in deep water bathydersal environments.[2][3]

It is oviparous and lays eggs encased in horny shells.[4]

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