Description

Hydrolagus with head small with short, blunt snout; second dorsal fin only slightly indented along its length; preopercular and oral lateral line canals branching from the same node off the infraorbital canal and sharing a short common branch; dorsum medium brown with numerous narrow, sharply delineated irregular circular and elongate white blotches; ventrum white to tan with extremely fine brown mottling.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Holocephali

Order: Chimaeriformes

Family: Chimaeridae

Genus: Hydrolagus

Species: Hydrolagus mccoskeri Barnett, Didier, Long & Ebert, 2006

Climate Zone

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless