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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
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Chimaera monstrosa 3
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 3
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Chondrichthyes, Taxa
Source Rabbit fish (Wikidata)

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source FishBase: Chimaera monstrosa (FishBase)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Belgium

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Denmark

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Greece

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Israel

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Norway

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Portugal

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Sweden

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Sources
1. FishBase: Chimaera monstrosa (FishBase)
FishBase
  • Human uses
    Fisheries: minor commercial
  • Biology: feeding
    Feeds mainly on bottom-living invertebrates
  • In Biome: Marine, Environment
    Marine; bathydemersal; oceanodromous
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. 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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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Animalia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Animals","language":"EN"},{"name":"Fauna","language":"EN"},{"name":"Animaux","language":"FR"}],"cites_listings":[]
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