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Chimaera Monstrosa

Fish

Chimaera monstrosa, commonly called the rabbit fish, is the type species of the genus Chimaera, a group of cartilaginous fish known as holocephalans that are related to sharks and rays. It was first described by Linnaeus in 1758, and the genus Chimaera now includes 16 living species within the family Chimaeridae alongside several fossil species dating from the Eocene to the Pliocene.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Chimaera monstrosa 2
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Chondrichthyes, Taxa
Source Rabbit fish (Wikidata)
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Sources
1. GBIF Species API
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2. Rabbit fish (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q1160972 (P225 taxon name)
  • Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q1160972
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
  • Child Taxon Of: Chondrichthyes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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