Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 1; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. A shortnose chimaera with the dorsal fin spine longer than the head; 2nd dorsal fin with distinct concavity in the middle (Ref. 5578).

Common Names

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Afrikansk havmus , Danish , Denmark

African chimaera , English , South Africa

African chimaera , English , Global

Aafrika merijänes , Estonian , Estonia

Afrikansillikuningas , Finnish , Finland

非洲兔銀鮫 , Mandarin Chinese , China

非洲兔银鲛 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Holocephali

Order: Chimaeriformes

Family: Chimaeridae

Genus: Hydrolagus

Species: Hydrolagus africanus (Gilchrist, 1922)

Climate Zone

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bathydemersal

Location

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Biology

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Feeds on ophiuroids (Ref. 27637). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are encased in horny shells (Ref. 205).

Habitat

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bathydemersal