Silver chimaera

The silver chimaera is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family.

The Silver chimaera lives in the bathydemersal, marine, depth range 90 - 540 m environment.

Silver chimaera; Chimaera; Chimaera monstrosa; Uratelornis chimaera; Dermotherium chimaera; Chimaera phantasma; Longnose chimaera; Spearnose chimaera; Narrownose chimaera; African chimaera; Silver demoiselle; Silver stardrum; Silver sweeper; Silver sillago; Silver rasbora; Silver fish; Silver loach; Silver seatrout; Silver grunt; Silver pomfret; Silver drum; More

The silver chimaera (Chimaera phantasma) is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family. It is found in Australia, China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, New Caledonia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss. More

Common names

Cá chime in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Chimaera in English
Chiméra fantastická in Czech (česky)
Ghost shark in English
Ginzame in Japanese (日本語)
Hai tù zi in Mandarin Chinese
Hei xiàn yín jiao in Mandarin Chinese
Silver chimaera in English
Sølvhavmus in Danish (dansk)
Un-sang-o in Korean (한국어)
Yín jiāo in Mandarin Chinese
химера бурая in Russian (русский язык)
拟大西洋银鲛 in Mandarin Chinese
擬大西洋銀鮫 in Mandarin Chinese
銀鮫 in Mandarin Chinese
银鲛 in Mandarin Chinese
黑線銀鮫 in Mandarin Chinese
黑线银鲛 in Mandarin Chinese
黑翅沙 in Mandarin Chinese
鼠魚 in Mandarin Chinese
鼠鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
은상어 in Korean (한국어)

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Order : Chimaeriformes
Family : Chimaeridae
Genus : Chimaera
Species : Chimaera phantasma
Authority : Jordan & Snyder, 1900