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Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758

Rabbit fish
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Italy country information

Common names: Chimera, Chimera mostruosa, Gatta di mare
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: Bay of Naples, USNM 48269 (Ref. 27954).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Muus, B. and P. Dahlström, 1978
National Database: ICTIMED

Common names from other countries

分類 / Names 俗名 | 同種異名 | Catalog of Fishes(, ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Holocephali 全頭亞綱 (銀鮫科) (chimaeras) > Chimaeriformes (Chimaeras) 銀鮫目 (Chimaeras) > Chimaeridae (Shortnose chimaeras or ratfishes) 短鼻銀鮫科 (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);  monstrosa: Latin for strange or grotesque, referring to its strange appearance, as if composed of parts of multiple animals. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range 生態學

海洋 深海底的; 海洋洄游的 (Ref. 51243); 深度上下限 40 - 1400 m (Ref. 104125), usually 300 - 500 m (Ref. 4443).   深水域; 75°N - 27°N, 32°W - 35°E

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