Jordan's chimaera
Jordan's chimaera (Chimaera jordani) is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae found near Japan, Madagascar, and Mozambique. It is named for the American ichthyologist David Starr Jordan (1851–1931). Its natural habitat is open seas.
| Jordan's chimaera | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Chimaeridae |
| Genus: | Chimaera |
| Species: | C. jordani |
| Binomial name | |
| Chimaera jordani S. Tanaka (I), 1905 | |
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