Eastern Pacific black chimaera

Chimaera orientalis

A black body emerges from Costa Rican depths

Black
Silver
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Elongated
Medium

Chimaera orientalis, the Eastern Pacific black chimaera, is a bathydemersal chimaera found in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, specifically Peru and Costa Rica.

Class: Chimaeras
Order: Chimaeras
Family: Chimaeridae
Genus: Chimaera
Maximum length: 17.6 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica and Peru; probably more widely distributed in the eastern Pacifc region.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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