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Chimaera ogilbyi Waite, 1898

Ogilbys ghostshark
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Indonesia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from fish landing sites at Cilacap in Central Java, Bali, and Lombok (Ref. 125617)..
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Finucci, B., W.T. White, J.M. Kemper and G.J. Naylor, 2018
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Blackfin ghostshark, Blackfin ghostshark, Sortfinnet havmus, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Holocephali (chimaeras) > Chimaeriformes (Chimaeras) > Chimaeridae (Shortnose chimaeras or ratfishes)
Etymology: Chimaera: Named for the mythological creature composed of parts of multiple animals, referring to their odd mix of characteristics. (See ETYFish);  ogilbyi: In honor of Irish ichthyologist-herpetologist James Douglas Ogilby (1853‒1925), Australian Museum (Sydney), for his researches on Australian fishes. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Waite.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 120 - 872 m (Ref. 125617), usually 200 - 500 m (Ref. 125617).   Temperate; 30°S - 44°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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