Andaman shortnose chimaera

Chimaera supapae

One specimen from seven hundred seventy five meters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Southeast Asia
Large
Tropical fish

Chimaera supapae, the Andaman shortnose chimaera, is a type of chimaera of the family Chimaeridae discovered exclusively in the Andaman Sea of Thailand. It is described from just one single specimen collected at around 775 m depth.

Class: Chimaeras
Order: Chimaeras
Family: Chimaeridae
Genus: Chimaera
Maximum length: 50.8 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea of Thailand,

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