Chimaera phantasma Jordan & Snyder, 1900
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chimaera phantasma Jordan & Snyder, 1900
- Name authority
- Jordan & Snyder, 1900
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Holocephali
- Order
- Chimaeriformes
- Family
- Chimaeridae
- Genus
- Chimaera
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classHolocephali
- orderChimaeriformes
- familyChimaeridae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusChimaera Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesChimaera phantasma Jordan & Snyder, 1900
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chimaera. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chimaera ogilbyi Waite, 1898 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| rabbit fishChimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chimaera bahamaensis Kemper, Ebert, Didier & Compagno, 2010 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chimaera orientalis Angulo, López, Bussing & Murase, 2014 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chimaera cubana Howell Rivero, 1936 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chimaera panthera Didier, 1998 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chimaera didierae Clerkin, Ebert & Kemper, 2017 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chimaera obscura Didier, Last & White, 2008 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chimaera compacta Iglésias, Kemper & Naylor, 2021 | 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 carophila Kemper, Ebert, Naylor & Didier, 2014 | ChimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Chimaera pseudomonstrosa Fang & Wang, 1932 Fang & Wang, 1932 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Jordan, D. S.; Snyder J. O. (1900). A list of fishes collected in Japan by Keinosuke Otaki, and by the United States steamer Albatross, with descriptions of fourteen new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, v. 23 (no. 1213): 335–380, Pls. 9–20. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.23-1213.335 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:69S9B. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.