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Chimaera phantasma (Chimaera; Ghost shark; Silver chimaera)

Synonyms: Chimaera pseudomonstrosa; Chimaeridae phantasma
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Wikipedia Abstract

The silver chimaera (Chimaera phantasma) is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family found near 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.
View Wikipedia Record: Chimaera phantasma

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Chimaera phantasma

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Callorhynchocotyle sagamiensis[1]
Multicalyx elegans[2]
Rugogaster hydrolagi[1]
Spinoplagioporus minutus[2]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Pollerspöck, J. & Straube, N. (2015), Bibliography database of living/fossil sharks, rays and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii, Holocephali) -Host-Parasites List/Parasite-Hosts List-, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 04/2015;
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0