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Shortspine chimaera (Chimaera obscura)
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Shortspine chimaera (Chimaera obscura) specimen
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Chimaeridae

Shortspine chimaera

Chimaera obscura

A short spine slips down Australian slopes

  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Elongated
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Shortspine chimaera is a marine fish of Southwest Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 95.1 cm.

Maximum length
95.1 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: Australia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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