Short-nose Chimaeras - Family: Chimaeridae
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Southern Chimaera - Chimaera fulva
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Long-spine Chimaera - Chimaera macrospina
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Short-spine Chimaera - Chimaera obscura
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Waite's Ghost Shark - Chimaera ogilbyi
Marbled Ghost Shark - Hydrolagus marmoratus
Taxonomy:
Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
> Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
> Class: Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fishes)
> Subclass: Holocephali (Chimaeras)
> Order: Chimaeriformes (Chimaeras)
> Family: Chimaeridae (Short-nosed Chimaeras)
> Genus: Chimaera
> Species: C. fulva - Southern Chimaera
> Species: C. macrospina - Long-spine Chimaera
> Species: C. obscura - Short-spine Chimaera
> Species: C. ogilbyi - Waite's Ghost Shark
> Genus: Hydrolagus
> Species: H. marmoratus - Marbled Ghost Shark
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