Owston's chimaera
Species of fish
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Owston's chimaera, Chimaera owstoni, is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae endemic to Japan. Its natural habitat is open seas.
| Owston's chimaera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Chimaeridae |
| Genus: | Chimaera |
| Species: | C. owstoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Chimaera owstoni S. Tanaka (I), 1905, | |
Chimaera owstoni, is a medium sized species (reaching at least 797.0 mm TL, 471.0 mm BDL). It is distinguished from other members of its species by its small head compared to its elongated body, it curved dorsal fin, and its teardrop shaped pelvic fin.[2]
