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Chimaeridae
rat fish
Chimaera monstrosa
A forehead clasper grips its mating partner
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Elongated
- Large
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Elongated
Largerat fish is known from Northeast Atlantic, including the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the Mediterranean as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.
- Class
- Chimaeras
- Order
- Chimaeras
- Family
- Chimaeridae
- Genus
- Chimaera
- Maximum length
- 150 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Northeast Atlantic (widespread), including the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the Mediterranean Sea.
- Conservation status
- VUVulnerable
Class
Family
Conservation status
