List of chimaeras

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Chimaeras are cartilaginous fish belonging to the subclass Holocephali, in the class Chondrichthyes, distantly related to sharks and rays. The first chimaeras appeared in the oceans 420 million years ago.

Listed below are extant species of chimaera. Chimaeras are spread across 52 species in only one order. The families and genera within the orders are listed in alphabetical order.

  • ORDER CHIMAERIFORMES
    • Family Callorhinchidae (Plough-nose chimaeras)
    • Family Chimaeridae (Shortnose chimaeras)
      • Genus Chimaera
        • Chimaera argiloba Last, W. T. White & , 2008 (Whitefin chimaera)
        • Chimaera bahamaensis , , & Compagno, 2010 (Bahamas ghost shark)
        • , , & , 2014 (Brown chimaera)
        • Chimaera cubana Howell-Rivero, 1936 (Cuban chimaera)
        • Chimaera fulva , Last & W. T. White, 2008 (Southern chimaera)
        • Chimaera jordani S. Tanaka (I), 1905 (Jordan's chimaera)
        • Chimaera lignaria , 2002 (Carpenter's chimaera)
        • Chimaera macrospina , Last & W. T. White, 2008 (Longspine chimaera)
        • Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758 (Rabbit fish)
        • Chimaera notafricana , , Compagno & , 2010 (Cape chimaera)
        • Chimaera obscura , Last & W. T. White, 2008 (Shortspine chimaera)
        • Chimaera opalescens , & , 2011 (Opal chimaera)
        • , , & , 2014 (Eastern Pacific black chimaera)
        • Chimaera owstoni S. Tanaka (I), 1905 (Owston's chimaera)
        • Chimaera panthera , 1998 (Leopard chimaera)
        • Chimaera phantasma D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1900 (Silver chimaera)
      • Genus Hydrolagus
        • Hydrolagus affinis , 1868 (Small-eyed rabbitfish)
        • Hydrolagus africanus Gilchrist, 1922 (African chimaera)
        • Hydrolagus alberti Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951 (Gulf chimaera)
        • Hydrolagus alphus , , & , 2006 (Whitespot ghostshark)
        • Hydrolagus barbouri Garman, 1908 (Ninespot chimaera)
        • Hydrolagus bemisi , 2002 (Pale ghost shark)
        • Hydrolagus colliei Lay & E. T. Bennett, 1839 (Spotted ratfish)
        • Hydrolagus deani H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (Philippine chimaera)
        • D. S. Jordan & C. L. Hubbs, 1925
        • Hydrolagus homonycteris , 2008 (Black ghostshark)
        • Hydrolagus lemures Whitley, 1939 (Bight ghostshark)
        • , , , & , 2005 (Portuguese rabbitfish)
        • Hydrolagus macrophthalmus F. de Buen, 1959 (Bigeye chimaera)
        • Hydrolagus marmoratus , 2008 (Marbled ghostshark)
        • Hydrolagus matallanasi & , 2004 (Striped rabbitfish)
        • Hydrolagus mccoskeri , , & , 2006 (Galápagos ghostshark)
        • Hydrolagus melanophasma , , & , 2009 (Eastern Pacific black ghostshark)
        • Hydrolagus mirabilis Collett, 1904 (Large-eyed rabbitfish)
        • Hydrolagus mitsukurii D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1904 (Spookfish)
        • Hydrolagus novaezealandiae Fowler, 1911 (Dark ghostshark)
        • Hydrolagus ogilbyi Waite, 1898 (Ogilby's ghostshark)
        • Hydrolagus pallidus & , 1990 (Pale chimaera)
        • Hydrolagus purpurescens C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Purple chimaera)
        • Hydrolagus trolli & , 2002 (Pointy-nosed blue chimaera)
        • Fowler, 1907
    • Family Rhinochimaeridae (Long-nosed chimaeras)
      • Genus Harriotta
        • Harriotta haeckeli , 1972 (Smallspine spookfish)
        • Harriotta raleighana Goode & Bean, 1895 (Narrownose chimaera)
      • Genus Neoharriotta
        • Neoharriotta carri & , 1966 (Dwarf sicklefin chimaera)
        • Neoharriotta pinnata , 1931 (Sicklefin chimaera)
        • Neoharriotta pumila & , 1996 (Arabian sicklefin chimaera)
      • Genus Rhinochimaera
        • Rhinochimaera africana Compagno, & , 1990 (Paddlenose chimaera)
        • Rhinochimaera atlantica Holt & , 1909 (Broadnose chimaera)
        • Rhinochimaera pacifica Mitsukuri, 1895 (Pacific spookfish)

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