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Pale Chimaera
Hydrolagus pallidus
Hydrolagus pallidus is a marine species of fish in the family Chimaeridae found in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean, specifically near Iceland and the Canary Islands. It is commonly known as the pale chimaera or pale ghost shark, although it is not a true shark. Its natural habitat of this is deep water seas and near the mid-Atlantic ridge. Hydrolagus pallidus is found at a depth range 800 - 3650m. This species faces a potential threat as...
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Description
Hydrolagus pallidus has a large body which tapers from its head to a short, blunt-tipped, tail and is pale grey or white in colour. The size reached upon maturity is 73cm in body length for males and 77cm in body length for females. In size, the eyes of H. pallidus are less than 20% of its total head length.
Range & habitat
The natural habitat of Hydrolagus pallidus is deepwater seas and near the mid-Atlantic ridge. H. pallidus is found at a depth range of 800–3,650 metres (2,620–11,980 ft). The species has been found to occur in water temperatures of 4.4–7.0 °C (39.9–44.6 °F).
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 103041.