Owston's Chimaera
Chimaera owstoni
Owston's chimaera, Chimaera owstoni, is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae endemic to Japan. Its natural habitat is open seas.
Chimaera owstoni, is a medium sized species (reaching at least 797.0 mm TL, 471.0 mm BDL). It is distinguished from other members of its species by its small head compared to its elongated body, it curved dorsal fin, and its teardrop shaped pelvic fin.
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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 97518.