Chimaera opalescens

Taxonavigation

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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 opalescens

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Chimaera opalescens Luchetti, Iglésias & Sellos, 2011:402, Figs. 1-3

  • Holotype: MNHN 2007-1569.
  • Paratypes: (30) at CSIRO, HUMZ, MNHN, USNM.
  • Type locality: South of Great Sole Bank, 48°34.3' - 48°33.2'N, 10°10.3' - 10°13.9'W, northeastern Atlantic, depth 103 meters.

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Additional references

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  • Catarino, D., Jakobsen, K., Jakobsen, J., Giacomello, E., Menezes, G.M., Diogo, H., Canha, A., Porteiro, F.M., Melo, O. & Stefanni, S. 2020. First record of the opal chimaera, Chimaera opalescens (Holocephali: Chimaeridae) and revision of the occurrence of the rabbitfish Chimaera monstrosa in the Azores waters. Journal of Fish Biology 97(3): 763–775. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14432   Reference page
  • Freitas, M., Vieira, S., Costa, L., Delgado, J.M., Biscoito, M. & González Pérez, J.A. 2017. First records of Chimaera opalescens (Holocephali: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae) from Madeira and north-west African coast. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 47(1): 81–84. DOI: 10.3750/AIEP/02114   Reference page
  • Vilas-Arrondo, N., Gomes-dos-Santos, A., Pérez, M, Baldó, F., Veríssimo, A., Catarino, D., Machado, A.M., Román-Marcote, E., Bañón, R., Froufe, E. & Castro, L.F.C. 2022. A mitochondrial genome assembly of the opal chimaera, Chimaera opalescens Luchetti, Iglésias et Sellos 2011, using PacBio HiFi long reads. Mitochondrial DNA Part B 7(3): 434–437. DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2022.2044403   Reference page
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