Chimaera ogilbyi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chimaeroidei
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Holocephali Ordo: Chimaeriformes Subordo: Chimaeroidei

Familia: Chimaeridae
Genus: Chimaera
Species: Chimaera ogilbyi

Name

Chimaera ogilbyi Waite, 1898: 56

Lectotype: AMS I.3736, ♀ 500 mm BDL, collected on 10 March 1898. [designated by Finucci et al. (2018: 198)]

Type locality: “Thetis station 35, 37, and 46, vicinity of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, depth 33-66 fathoms”, redesignated by lectotype designation to “off Port Hacking, New South Wales, Australia, 34°04.8’ S, 151°12’ E, 22–38 fathoms (40–70 m) depth” by Finucci et al. (2018: 198).

Combinations

Hydrolagus ogilbyi — Bigelow & Schroeder, 1953: 534 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

Hydrolagus (Psychichthys) waitei Fowler, 1907: 419

Holotype: ANSP 33119.

Type locality: Victoria, Australia.

Phasmichthys lemures Whitley, 1939: 261

Holotype: AMS E.3591.

Type loclaity: Great Australian Bight, off Eucla, Western Australia.

Native distribution areas

Indo-West Pacific: Southeastern Australia (New South Wales to eastern South Australia); Papua New Guinea.

References

Primary references

Waite, E.R. 1898. New South Wales fisheries. Trawling operations off the coast of New South Wales, between the Manning River and Jervis Bay, carried on by H. M. C. S. "Thetis". Scientific report on the fishes. Official report, Sydney. New South Wales Sea Fisheries. 1-62.

Additional references

Finucci, B., White, W.T., Kemper, J.M. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2018. Redescription of Chimaera ogilbyi (Chimaeriformes; Chimaeridae) from the Indo-Australian region. Zootaxa 4375(2): 191–210. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4375.2.2 Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Ogilby’s Chimaera