Ogilby's ghostshark
| Ogilby's ghostshark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Chimaeridae |
| Genus: | Hydrolagus |
| Species: | H. ogilbyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrolagus ogilbyi (Waite, 1898)
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Chimaera ogilbyi (Waite, 1898) | |
Ogilby's ghostshark (Hydrolagus ogilbyi), also known as the whitefish, is a species of chimaera, native to the waters of Australia and southern Indonesia. It lives near the ocean floor[1] on the continental shelf and continental slope 120–350 m (390–1,150 ft) deep.[2] It reaches a maximum size of 85.0 cm (33.5 in). Reproduction is oviparous and eggs are encased in horny shells. It reaches maturity between 64–70 cm (25–28 in) in length. It is listed as a Vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) due to steep declines in population in areas affected by trawling.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Rigby, C.L.; Dagit, D.D. & Kyne, P.M. (2016). "Hydrolagus ogilbyi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T60195A68630008. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T60195A68630008.en.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Hydrolagus ogilbyi" in FishBase. January 2017 version.
External links[]
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- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
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