A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Chimaeridae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chimaera bahamaensis Kemper, Ebert, Didier & Compagno, 2010 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chimaera carophila Kemper, Ebert, Naylor & Didier, 2014 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chimaera compacta Iglésias, Kemper & Naylor, 2021 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chimaera cubana Howell Rivero, 1936 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chimaera didierae Clerkin, Ebert & Kemper, 2017 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chimaera fulva Didier, Last & White, 2008 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chimaera jordani Tanaka, 1905 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| rabbit fishChimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chimaera notafricana Kemper, Ebert, Compagno & Didier, 2010 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chimaera obscura Didier, Last & White, 2008 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chimaera ogilbyi Waite, 1898 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chimaera opalescens Luchetti, Iglésias & Sellos, 2011 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chimaera orientalis Angulo, López, Bussing & Murase, 2014 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Owston's chimaeraChimaera owstoni Tanaka, 1905 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chimaera panthera Didier, 1998 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chimaera phantasma Jordan & Snyder, 1900 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chimaera stellata Teramura, Senou & Hirase, 2024 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chimaera supapae Ebert, Krajangdara, Fahmi & Kemper, 2024 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chimaera willwatchi Clerkin, Ebert & Kemper, 2017 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| deepwater chimaeraHydrolagus affinis (de Brito Capello, 1868) | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hydrolagus alphus Quaranta, Didier, Long & Ebert, 2006 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hydrolagus bemisi Didier, 2002 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| ratfishHydrolagus colliei (Lay & Bennett, 1839) | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hydrolagus erithacus Walovich, Ebert & Kemper, 2017 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hydrolagus macrophthalmus de Buen, 1959 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hydrolagus marmoratus Didier, 2008 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hydrolagus matallanasi Soto & Vooren, 2004 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hydrolagus mccoskeri Barnett, Didier, Long & Ebert, 2006 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hydrolagus melanophasma James, Ebert, Long & Didier, 2009 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hydrolagus mirabilis (Collett, 1904) | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hydrolagus mitsukurii (Jordan & Snyder, 1904) | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hydrolagus novaezealandiae (Fowler, 1911) | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| pale ghost sharkHydrolagus pallidus Hardy & Stehmann, 1990 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Purple chimaeraHydrolagus purpurescens (Gilbert, 1905) | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.