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Hydrolagus africanus (African chimaera)
(Gilchrist, 1922)
Life
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Hydrolagus africanus (African chimaera) [Illustration
by Ann Hecht ©] |
Identification
A dark brown bluntnose chimaera without an anal
fin, dorsal fin spine longer than head, second dorsal fin with a
distinct concavity in its middle.
Size
To at least 67 cm TL.
Range
East coast, central Natal and Mozambique; also Kenya.
Habitat
Slope
at 421 to 750 m.
Biology
Unknown.
Human Impact
Not utilized
commercially.
Text by Leonard J.V. Compagno, David A. Ebert
and Malcolm J. Smale
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