Gulf chimaera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Order: | Chimaeriformes |
Family: | Chimaeridae |
Genus: | Hydrolagus |
Species: | H. alberti |
Binomial name | |
Hydrolagus alberti Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951 |
The gulf chimaera (Hydrolagus alberti) is a species of cartilaginous fish in the Chimaeridae family found near Mexico, the United States, and possibly Suriname. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.