Purple chimaera
| Purple chimaera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Chimaeridae |
| Genus: | Hydrolagus |
| Species: | H. purpurescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrolagus purpurescens (C. H. Gilbert, 1905)
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The purple chimaera or purple ghostshark (Hydrolagus purpurescens) is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae found off Japan and Hawaii. Its natural habitat is open seas.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Kyne, P.M., Ebert, D.A., Semba, Y. & Tanaka, S. (2020). "Hydrolagus purpurescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T60196A124450651. Retrieved 17 July 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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