Chimaeridae


The Chimaeridae, or short-nosed chimaeras, are a family of cartilaginous fish.
They resemble other chimaeras in general form and habits, but have short, rounded snouts, without the modifications found in related families. Many species have long, tapering tails, giving them an alternative name of ratfish. Shortnose chimaeras have a venomous spine on their backs, which is sufficiently dangerous to injure humans.
They are found in temperate and tropical marine waters worldwide. Most species are restricted to depths below, but a few, notably the spotted ratfish and rabbit fish, can locally be found at relatively shallow depths. They range from in maximum total length, depending on species.

Species

The species are grouped into two genera and include:
Family Chimaeridae
  • Genus Chimaera Linnaeus, 1758
  • * Chimaera argiloba Last, White, & Pogonoski, 2008
  • * Chimaera bahamaensis Kemper, Ebert, Didier & Compagno, 2010
  • * Chimaera carophila Kemper, Ebert, Naylor & Didier 2015
  • * Chimaera cubana Howell-Rivero, 1936
  • * Chimaera fulva Didier, Last & W. T. White, 2008
  • * Chimaera jordani S. Tanaka, 1905
  • * Chimaera lignaria Didier, 2002
  • * Chimaera macrospina Didier, Last, & White, 2008
  • * Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758
  • * Chimaera notafricana Kemper, Ebert, Compagno & Didier, 2010
  • * Chimaera obscura Didier, Last, & White, 2008
  • * Chimaera owstoni S. Tanaka, 1905
  • * Chimaera panthera Didier, 1998
  • * Chimaera phantasma D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1900
  • * Chimaera stellata Teramura, Senou, & Hirase, 2024
  • * Chimaera supapae Ebert, Krajangdara, Fahmi, & Kemper, 2024
  • * Chimaera cf. sp. E Last & Stevens, 1994; White et al. 2006
  • Genus Hydrolagus Gill, 1863
  • * Hydrolagus affinis
  • * Hydrolagus africanus
  • * Hydrolagus alberti Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951
  • * Hydrolagus alphus Quaranta, Didier, Long & Ebert, 2006
  • * Hydrolagus barbouri
  • * Hydrolagus bemisi Didier, 2002
  • * Hydrolagus colliei
  • * Hydrolagus eidolon
  • * Hydrolagus erithacus Walovich, Ebert & Kemper, 2017
  • * Hydrolagus homonycteris Didier, 2008
  • * Hydrolagus lemures
  • * Hydrolagus lusitanicus T. Moura, I. M. R. Figueiredo, Bordalo-Machado, C. Almeida & Gordo, 2005
  • * Hydrolagus macrophthalmus F. de Buen, 1959
  • * Hydrolagus marmoratus Didier, 2008
  • * Hydrolagus matallanasi Soto & Vooren, 2004
  • * Hydrolagus mccoskeri L. A. K. Barnett, Didier, Long & Ebert, 2006
  • * Hydrolagus melanophasma K. C. James, Ebert, Long & Didier, 2009
  • * Hydrolagus mirabilis
  • * Hydrolagus mitsukurii
  • * Hydrolagus novaezealandiae
  • * Hydrolagus ogilbyi
  • * Hydrolagus pallidus Hardy & Stehmann, 1990
  • * Hydrolagus purpurescens
  • * Hydrolagus trolli Didier & Séret, 2002
  • * Hydrolagus waitei Fowler, 1907
  • * Hydrolagus sp. D/G
  • * Hydrolagus sp. F
  • †Canadodus Popov, Johns & Suntok, 2020 Sooke Formation, Canada, Oligocene