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Chimaera argiloba Last, White & Pogonoski, 2008 Whitefin chimarea |
| Family: | Chimaeridae (Shortnose chimaeras or ratfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 91.2 cm TL (male/unsexed); 87.7 cm TL (female) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 370 - 520 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Indian Ocean: off Northwest Australia. Questionably off Indonesia and New Caledonia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: snout moderately long; skin relatively thick, non-deciduous; color uniformly silvery greyish dorsally and laterally, paler ventrally; preopercular and oral lateral line canals usually not sharing a common branch; long dorsal spine, longer than first dorsal fin; structure of the CO1 gene (Ref. 76966). | |||
| Biology: | Caught over the upper continental slope (Ref. 76966). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 May 2024 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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