Description

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Common Names

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Chiméra purpurová , Czech , Czechia

Lilla havmus , Danish , Denmark

Purple chimaera , English , UK

Purple chimaera , English , Hawaii

Purple chimaera , English , Global

Ratfish , English , Hawaii

Lilla merijänes , Estonian , Estonia

Murasaki-ginzame , Japanese , Japan

紫色兔銀鮫 , Mandarin Chinese , China

紫色兔银鲛 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Holocephali

Order: Chimaeriformes

Family: Chimaeridae

Genus: Hydrolagus

Species: Hydrolagus purpurescens (Gilbert, 1905)

Climate Zone

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Temperate

Location

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Biology

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Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are encased in horny shells (Ref. 205).

Habitat

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bathydemersal