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Chimaera cubana Howell Rivero, 1936

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 1. Rounded snout; head with seam-like sensory grooves on head; pectoral fins large; first dorsal fin with a long, sharp spine; a separate anal fin, not extending past the level of end of second dorsal fin. Curved club-shaped appendage between eyes in males. Lateral line canals in open grooves (Ref. 26938). Upper surface silvery gray, lower surface white (Ref. 6902).

Common Names

  • Chimaera , English , Cuba
  • Chimaera , English , UK
  • Conejo de lo alto , English , Cuba
  • Cuban chimaera , English , Cuba
  • Cuban ratfish , English , USA
  • Elephantfish , English , Cuba
  • Kuuba meritont , Estonian , Estonia
  • Chimère , French , France
  • 古巴銀鮫 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 古巴银鲛 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • химера кубинская , Russian , Russia
  • Quimera , Spanish , Cuba
  • Kubansk havsmus , Swedish , Sweden

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Holocephali

    Order: Chimaeriformes

    Family: Chimaeridae

    Genus: Chimaera

    Species: Chimaera cubana Howell Rivero, 1936

    Climate Zone

  • bathydemersal

    • Location

  • Western Central Atlantic: off Matanzas Bay, Cuba (Ref. 26938) and Jamaica.

    • Biology

    Solitary (Ref. 26340). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are encased in horny shells (Ref. 205). Unlikely to be seen by divers since this ratfish lives in very deep water (Ref. 26938).

    Habitat

    bathydemersal

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless