(Chimaeridae)
Shortnose Chimaeras
Химерові
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 200 m, but a few, notably the spotted ratfish and rabbit fish, can locally be found at relatively shallow depths. They range from 38 to 150 cm in maximum total length, depending on species.
(Chimaera cubana)
Cuban Chimaera
Химера кубинська
It is found in the open seas off Colombia, Cuba, and Puerto Rico at depths of 180–900 m.
(Chimaera monstrosa)
Rabbit Fish
Химера європейська
Its geographic range includes the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean at depths of 50–1,000 m.
(Chimaera ogilbyi)
Ogilby's Ghostshark
Химера Огілбі
It is found in the waters off Australia, southern Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea, at depths of 120–872 m.
(Chimaera opalescens)
Opal Chimaera
Химера опалова
It is found in the northeast Atlantic, along the slope west of the British Isles and France, at depths of 900–1,480 m.
(Chimaera phantasma)
Silver Chimaera
Химера срібляста
It is found in the deep sea along the coast of East Asia, from Japan to Indonesia, at depths of 90–540 m.
(Chimaera orientalis)
Eastern Pacific Black Chimaera
Химера чорна східно-тихоокеанська
It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, specifically off Peru and Costa Rica, at depths of 560–1,138 m.
(Chimaera stellata)
Starry Chimaera
Химера зірчаста
It is found exclusively in the Okinawa Trough, East China Sea.
(Chimaera supapae)
Andaman Shortnose Chimaera
Химера коротконоса андаманська
It is found exclusively in the Andaman Sea off Thailand at depths of 772–775 m.
(Chimaera lignaria)
Giant Chimaera
Хімера гігантська
It is found in the southwest Pacific Ocean and the eastern Indian Ocean, particularly around Tasmania, Australia, and New Zealand, at depths of 800–1,800 m.
(Chimaera panthera)
Leopard Chimaera
Леопардова химера
It is found in deep waters around northern New Zealand at depths of 327–1,020 m.
(Chimaera macrospina)
Longspine Chimaera
Хімера довгошипа
It is found off of the eastern and western coasts of Australia, and lives in tropical and temperate waters 435–1,300 m deep.
(Chimaera fulva)
Southern Chimaera
Химера південна
It is found off the coast of Australia, from New South Wales in the east to Western Australia, at depths of 780–1,095 m.
(Chimaera bahamaensis)
Bahamas Chimaera
Химера багамська
It is found in North Atlantic Ocean around the Bahamas, specifically it has been found east of Andros Island at depths up to 1,506 m.
(Chimaera argiloba)
Whitefin Chimaera
Химера білопера
It is found in the Indian Ocean to the northeast of Australia at depths of 370–520 m.
(Chimaera buccanigella)
Dark-mouth Chimaera
Химера темнорота
It is found in the south-western Indian Ocean at depths of 495–960 m.
(Chimaera carophila)
Brown Chimaera
Химера коричнева
It is found in the southwest Pacific Ocean surrounding New Zealand at depths of 846–1,350 m.
(Chimaera compacta)
Stubby Chimaera
Химера коротка
It is found in southern Indian Ocean, at depths of 595–655 m.
(Chimaera didierae)
Falkor Chimaera
Химера Дідьє
It is found in the south-western Indian Ocean, specifically near Walters Shoals on the southern part of the Madagascar Ridge, at depths of 1,000–1,100 m.
(Chimaera jordani)
Jordan's Chimaera
Химера Джордана
It is found near Japan, Madagascar, and Mozambique, at depths of 750–1,600 m.
(Chimaera notafricana)
Cape Chimaera
Химера капська
It is found in the southeast Atlantic Ocean, in the waters off Namibia as well as South Africa, particularly in the Western Cape, Northern Cape Province, and Eastern Cape Province, at depths of 680–1,000 m.
(Chimaera obscura)
Shortspine Chimaera
Химера короткошипа
It is a subtropical species, inhabiting the upper to mid continental slope on the east coast of Australia, at depths of around 450–1,080 m.
(Chimaera owstoni)
Owston's Chimaera
Химера Оустона
It is found in the open seas off Japan.
(Chimaera willwatchi)
Seafarer's Chimaera
It is found on the Southwest Indian Ocean Ridge, the northern Madagascar Rift, and the Walter Shoals, at depths of 89–1,365 m.
(Hydrolagus affinis)
Small-eyed Rabbitfish
Гідролаг атлантичний
It is found in the northeast Atlantic in the Rockall Trough along Ireland, the northern Bay of Biscay, and off Portugal; in the southwest Atlantic off Uruguay; and in the northwest Atlantic from Newfoundland, Canada, to Cape Cod, USA, at depths of 300–3,000 m.
(Hydrolagus colliei)
Spotted Ratfish
Гідролаг американський
It is found in the north-eastern Pacific, ranging from Alaska to Baja California, with an isolated population in the Gulf of California, at depths of 0–913 m.
(Hydrolagus melanophasma)
Pacific Black Ghostshark
Гідролаг чорний тихоокеанський
It is found in the eastern Pacific from Baja California, Mexico, to Valdivia, Chile, at depths of 2–1,720 m.
(Hydrolagus mirabilis)
Large-eyed Chimaera
Гідролаг великоокий
It is found in the eastern Atlantic from the southern coast of Iceland and the Faroe Islands to northern Spain; also off Western Sahara, Senegal, and Namibia, and in the western Atlantic off the Guianas, at depths of 450–1,933 m.
(Hydrolagus mitsukurii)
Mitsukuri's Chimaera
Гідролаг Міцукурі
It is found in the open seas of China, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan, and possibly Indonesia.
(Hydrolagus purpurescens)
Purple Chimaera
Гідролаг пурпуровий
It is found in the open seas off Japan and Hawaii at depths of 1,150–1,951 m.
(Hydrolagus trolli)
Pointy-nosed Blue Chimaera
Гідролаг гостроносий
It is found in the Pacific and Southern Oceans, with records from near New Caledonia, New Zealand, and southern Australia at depths of 610–2,000 m.
(Hydrolagus pallidus)
Pale Chimaera
Гідролаг блідий
It is found in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean, specifically near Iceland and the Canary Islands, at depths of 800–3,650 m.
(Hydrolagus marmoratus)
Marbled Ghostshark
Гідролаг мармуровий
It is found in the western Pacific in waters off the eastern coast of Australiaat at depths of 548–995 m.
(Hydrolagus mccoskeri)
Galápagos Chimaera
Гідролаг галапагоський
It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands in the southeastern Pacific Ocean and is found at depths of 396–506 m.
(Hydrolagus novaezealandiae)
Dark Chimaera
Гідролаг новозеландський
It is found on the continental shelf around the South Island of New Zealand at depths of 25–950 m.
(Hydrolagus erithacus)
Robin's Ghostshark
Гідролаг Робіна
It is found in the southeastern Atlantic and southwestern Indian oceans at depths of 470–1,000 m.
(Hydrolagus macrophthalmus)
Big-eye Chimaera
It is found in the open seas off Chile and possibly Ecuador at depths of 590–1,160 m.
(Hydrolagus homonycteris)
Black Ghostshark
Гідролаг чорний
It is found in the south-western Pacific off the coasts of south-eastern Australia and New Zealand, at depths of 866–1,447 m.
(Hydrolagus barbouri)
Nine-spot Chimaera
Гідролаг дев'ятиплямистий
It is endemic to the waters off Japan and the South China Sea in the Northwest Pacific. It habitats open seas t depths of 100–1,100 m.
(Hydrolagus alberti)
Gulf Chimaera
Гідролаг Альберта
It is found in the Eastern Atlantic off Western Sahara and northern Mauritania and Western Atlantic off Florida, USA and Suriname, at depths of 570–1,470 m.
(Hydrolagus africanus)
African Chimaera
Гідролаг африканський
It is found off Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, and South Africa at depths of 421–750 m.
(Hydrolagus alphus)
White-spot Chimaera
Гідролаг білоплямистий
It is found in the north-eastern Pacific, in the waters around the Galápagos Islands, at depths of 600–900 m.
(Hydrolagus bemisi)
Pale Brown Chimaera
Гідролаг блідо-коричневий
It is found in south-western Pacific off the coasts of New Zealand, at depths of 400–1,100 m.
(Hydrolagus deani)
Philippine Chimaera
Гідролаг філіппінський
It is found in the west-central Pacific and is known only from the Philippines at depths of 469–770 m.
(Hydrolagus matallanasi)
Striped Chimaera
Гідролаг cмугастий
It is found in the southwestern Atlantic off Brazil at depths of 416–736 m.
The genus (Hydrolagus) also includes: Tseng’s Ghost Shark (Hydrolagus tsengi), Portuguese Rabbitfish (Hydrolagus lusitanicus), Niji Chimaera (Hydrolagus eidolon).
