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Chimaera monstrosa linnaeus, 1758

Specimen

MNHN-IC-0000-2557
male

Taxonomy

Chordata
Holocephali
Chimaeriformes
Chimaeridae
Chimaera
Chimaera monstrosa
Chimaera monstrosa linnaeus, 1758

Origin

le cap
bonne esperance (c.de)
atlantique
34° 21' 0'' S ; 18° 25' 1.2'' E

Determination history

didier 1998
Chimaera monstrosa linnaeus, 1758
dean 1906 HOLOTYPE
Chimaera vaillanti dean, 1906
, . CARNEGIE INST. WASH. PUBL., vol. (32)
 
Citation: p. 7
dingerkus 1990
Chimaera monstrosa linnaeus, 1758