Chimaeras (Chimaeriformes) are cartilaginous fish belonging to the subclass Holocephali, in the class Chondrichthyes, distantly related to sharks and rays (Elasmobranchii). Listed below are extant species of chimaera. Chimaera diversity is spread across more than 50 species in six genera, three families, and one order. The families and genera within the orders are listed in alphabetical order.
- Order Chimaeriformes
- Family Callorhinchidae (Plough-nose chimaeras)
- Genus Callorhinchus
- Callorhinchus callorynchus <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small> (Ploughnose chimaera)
- Callorhinchus capensis <small>A. H. A. Duméril, 1865</small> (Cape elephantfish)
- Callorhinchus milii <small>Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1823</small> (Australian ghostshark)
- Family Chimaeridae (Shortnose chimaeras)
- Genus Chimaera
- Chimaera argiloba <small>Last, W. T. White & Pogonoski, 2008</small> (Whitefin chimaera)
- Chimaera bahamaensis <small>Kemper, Ebert, Didier & Compagno, 2010</small> (Bahamas ghost shark)
- Chimaera buccaginella <small>Clerkin, Elbert, & Kemper, 2017</small> (Dark-mouth chimaera)
- Chimaera carophila <small>Kemper, Ebert, Naylor & Didier, 2014</small> (Brown chimaera)
- Chimaera compacta <small>Iglésias, Kemper & Naylor, 2022</small> (Stubby chimaera)
- Chimaera cubana <small>Howell-Rivero, 1936</small> (Cuban chimaera)
- Chimaera didierae <small>Clerkin, Elbert, & Kemper, 2017</small> (Falkor chimaera)
- Chimaera fulva <small>Didier, Last & W. T. White, 2008</small> (Southern chimaera)
- Chimaera jordani <small>S. Tanaka (I), 1905</small> (Jordan's chimaera)
- Chimaera lignaria <small>Didier, 2002</small> (Carpenter's chimaera)
- Chimaera macrospina <small>Didier, Last & W. T. White, 2008</small> (Longspine chimaera)
- Chimaera monstrosa <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small> (Rabbit fish)
- Chimaera notafricana <small>Kemper, Ebert, Compagno & Didier, 2010</small> (Cape chimaera)
- Chimaera obscura <small>Didier, Last & W. T. White, 2008</small> (Shortspine chimaera)
- Chimaera ogilbyi <small>Waite, 1898</small> (Ogilby's ghostshark)
- Chimaera opalescens <small>Luchetti, Iglésias & Sellos, 2011</small> (Opal chimaera)
- Chimaera orientalis <small>Angulo, M. I. Bussing, W. A. Bussing & Murase, 2014</small> (Eastern Pacific black chimaera)
- Chimaera owstoni <small>S. Tanaka (I), 1905</small> (Owston's chimaera)
- Chimaera panthera <small>Didier, 1998</small> (Leopard chimaera)
- Chimaera phantasma <small>D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1900</small> (Silver chimaera)
- Chimaera willwatchi <small>Clerkin, Elbert, & Kemper, 2017</small> (Seafarer ghostshark)
- Genus Hydrolagus
- Hydrolagus affinis <small>Brito Capello, 1868</small> (Small-eyed rabbitfish)
- Hydrolagus africanus <small>Gilchrist, 1922</small> (African chimaera)
- Hydrolagus alberti <small>Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951</small> (Gulf chimaera)
- Hydrolagus alphus <small>Quaranta, Didier, Long & Ebert, 2006</small> (Whitespot ghostshark)
- Hydrolagus barbouri <small>Garman, 1908</small> (Ninespot chimaera)
- Hydrolagus bemisi <small>Didier, 2002</small> (Pale ghost shark)
- Hydrolagus colliei <small>Lay & E. T. Bennett, 1839</small> (Spotted ratfish)
- Hydrolagus deani <small>H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912</small> (Philippine chimaera)
- Hydrolagus eidolon <small>D. S. Jordan & C. L. Hubbs, 1925</small>
- Hydrolagus erithacus Walovich<small>, Elbert, & Kemper, 2017</small> (Robin's ghostshark)
- Hydrolagus homonycteris <small>Didier, 2008</small> (Black ghostshark)
- Hydrolagus lemures <small>Whitley, 1939</small> (Bight ghostshark)
- Hydrolagus lusitanicus <small>T. Moura, I. M. R. Figueiredo, Bordalo-Machado, C. Almeida & Gordo, 2005</small> (Portuguese rabbitfish)
- Hydrolagus macrophthalmus <small>F. de Buen, 1959</small> (Bigeye chimaera)
- Hydrolagus marmoratus <small>Didier, 2008</small> (Marbled ghostshark)
- Hydrolagus matallanasi <small>Soto & Vooren, 2004</small> (Striped rabbitfish)
- Hydrolagus mccoskeri <small>L. A. K. Barnett, Didier, Long & Ebert, 2006</small> (Galápagos ghostshark)
- Hydrolagus melanophasma <small>K. C. James, Ebert, Long & Didier, 2009</small> (Eastern Pacific black ghostshark)
- Hydrolagus mirabilis <small>Collett, 1904</small> (Large-eyed rabbitfish)
- Hydrolagus mitsukurii <small>D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1904</small> (Spookfish)
- Hydrolagus novaezealandiae <small>Fowler, 1911</small> (Dark ghostshark)
- Hydrolagus pallidus <small>Hardy & Stehmann, 1990</small> (Pale chimaera)
- Hydrolagus purpurescens <small>C. H. Gilbert, 1905</small> (Purple chimaera)
- Hydrolagus trolli <small>Didier & Séret, 2002</small> (Pointy-nosed blue chimaera)
- Family Rhinochimaeridae (Long-nosed chimaeras)
- Genus Harriotta
- Harriotta haeckeli <small>Karrer, 1972</small> (Smallspine spookfish)
- Harriotta raleighana <small>Goode & Bean, 1895</small> (Narrownose chimaera)
- Genus Neoharriotta
- Neoharriotta carri <small>Bullis & J. S. Carpenter, 1966</small> (Dwarf sicklefin chimaera)
- Neoharriotta pinnata <small>Schnakenbeck, 1931</small> (Sicklefin chimaera)
- Neoharriotta pumila <small>Didier & Stehmann, 1996</small> (Arabian sicklefin chimaera)
- Genus Rhinochimaera
- Rhinochimaera africana <small>Compagno, Stehmann & Ebert, 1990</small> (Paddlenose chimaera)
- Rhinochimaera atlantica <small>Holt & Byrne, 1909</small> (Broadnose chimaera)
- Rhinochimaera pacifica <small>Mitsukuri, 1895</small> (Pacific spookfish)
References
Fishbase: Order Chimaeriformes
See also