Chimaeridae

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Holocephali
Ordo: Chimaeriformes
Subordo: Chimaeroidei

Familia: Chimaeridae
Genera: Chimaera - Hydrolagus – †Canadodus
Name

Chimaeridae Bonaparte, 1831: 187
References
Primary references

Bonaparte, C.L. 1831. Saggio di una distribuzione metodica degli Animali Vertebrati a sangue freddo. Giornale Arcadico di Scienze Lettere ed Arti 52 (October, November, December): 129–209. BHL Amphibia & Reptilia: 130–154; Pisces: 155–189. Aggiunte e correzione relativa agli animale vertebrati a sangue caldo. Mammalia: 190–198; Aves: 199–209. Reference page. [p. 187]

Additional references

Gomes-dos-Santos, A., Vilas-Arrondo, N., Machado, A.M., Veríssimo, A., Pérez, M., Baldó, F., Castro, L.F.C. & Froufe, E. 2021. Shedding light on the Chimaeridae taxonomy: the complete mitochondrial genome of the cartilaginous fish Hydrolagus mirabilis (Collett, 1904) (Holocephali: Chimaeridae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B 6(2): 420–422. DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1870887 Reference page.
Popov, E.V., Johns, M.J. & Suntok, S. 2020. A New Genus of Chimaerid Fish (Holocephali, Chimaeridae) from the Upper Oligocene Sooke Formation of British Columbia, Canada. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 40(1): e1772275. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2020.1772275 Paywall. Reference page.

Links

Zicha, Ondřej et al. Chimaeridae Bonaparte, 1831 – Taxon details on Biological Library (BioLib).
Chimaeridae – Taxon details on Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Chimaeridae – Taxon details on World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS).

Vernacular names
Ελληνικά: Χιμαιρίδες
English: Shortnose Chimaeras
hrvatski: Morski štakori
日本語: ギンザメ科
Türkçe: Denizkedisigiller

The Chimaeridae, or short-nosed chimaeras, are a family of cartilaginous fish.

They resemble other chimaeras in general form and habits, but have short, rounded snouts, without the modifications found in related families. Many species have long, tapering tails, giving them an alternative name of ratfish.[1] Shortnose chimaeras have a venomous spine on their backs, which is sufficiently dangerous to injure humans.[2]

They are found in temperate and tropical marine waters worldwide.[3] Most species are restricted to depths below 200 m (660 ft),[3] but a few, notably the spotted ratfish and rabbit fish, can locally be found at relatively shallow depths. They range from 38 to 150 cm (1.25 to 4.92 ft) in maximum total length, depending on species.[2]
Species

The species are grouped into two genera and include:[2][3]

Family Chimaeridae

Genus Chimaera Linnaeus, 1758 (Eocene-Recent)
Chimaera argiloba Last, W. T. White & Pogonoski, 2008 (whitefin chimaera)
Chimaera bahamaensis Kemper, Ebert, Didier & Compagno, 2010 (Bahamas ghostshark)
Chimaera carophila Kemper, Ebert, Naylor & Didier (brown chimaera)
Chimaera cubana Howell-Rivero, 1936 (Cuban chimaera)
Chimaera fulva Didier, Last & W. T. White, 2008 (southern chimaera)
Chimaera jordani S. Tanaka (I), 1905 (Jordan's chimaera)
Chimaera lignaria Didier, 2002 (Carpenter's chimaera)
Chimaera macrospina Didier, Last & W. T. White, 2008 (longspine chimaera)
Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758] (Rabbitfish)
Chimaera notafricana Kemper, Ebert, Compagno & Didier, 2010 (Cape chimaera)
Chimaera obscura Didier, Last & W. T. White, 2008 (shortspine chimaera)
Chimaera owstoni S. Tanaka (I), 1905 (Owston's chimaera)
Chimaera panthera Didier, 1998 (leopard chimaera)
Chimaera phantasma D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1900 (silver chimaera)
Chimaera cf. sp. E Last & Stevens, 1994; White et al. 2006 (Lombok chimaera)
Genus Hydrolagus Gill, 1863 (Miocene-Recent)
Hydrolagus affinis (Brito Capello, 1868) (small-eyed rabbitfish)
Hydrolagus africanus (Gilchrist, 1922) (African chimaera)
Hydrolagus alberti Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951 (Gulf chimaera)
Hydrolagus alphus Quaranta, Didier, Long & Ebert, 2006
Hydrolagus barbouri (Garman, 1908) (ninespot chimaera)
Hydrolagus bemisi Didier, 2002 (pale ghost shark)
Hydrolagus colliei (Lay & E. T. Bennett, 1839) (spotted ratfish)
Hydrolagus eidolon (D. S. Jordan & C. L. Hubbs, 1925)
Hydrolagus erithacus Walovich, Ebert & Kemper, 2017 (Robin's ghostshark)[4]
Hydrolagus homonycteris Didier, 2008 (black ghostshark)
Hydrolagus lemures (Whitley, 1939) (bight ghostshark)
Hydrolagus lusitanicus T. Moura, I. M. R. Figueiredo, Bordalo-Machado, C. Almeida & Gordo, 2005 (Portuguese rabbitfish)
Hydrolagus macrophthalmus F. de Buen, 1959 (big-eyed chimaera)
Hydrolagus marmoratus Didier, 2008 (marbled ghostshark)
Hydrolagus matallanasi Soto & Vooren, 2004 (striped rabbitfish)
Hydrolagus mccoskeri L. A. K. Barnett, Didier, Long & Ebert, 2006 (Galápagos ghostshark)
Hydrolagus melanophasma K. C. James, Ebert, Long & Didier, 2009 (Eastern Pacific black ghostshark)
Hydrolagus mirabilis (Collett, 1904) (large-eyed rabbitfish)
Hydrolagus mitsukurii (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1904) (spookfish)
Hydrolagus novaezealandiae (Fowler, 1911) (dark ghostshark)
Hydrolagus ogilbyi (Waite, 1898) (Ogilby's ghostshark)
Hydrolagus pallidus Hardy & Stehmann, 1990 (pale chimaera)
Hydrolagus purpurescens (C. H. Gilbert, 1905) (purple chimaera)
Hydrolagus trolli Didier & Séret, 2002 (pointy-nosed blue chimaera)
Hydrolagus waitei Fowler, 1907
Hydrolagus sp. D/G (giant black chimaera)
Hydrolagus sp. F (Peruvian rabbitfish)
†Canadodus Popov, Johns & Suntok, 2020[5] Sooke Formation, Canada, Oligocene