Pointy-nosed Blue Chimaera | |
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Information | |
Common Name | Ray Troll's Chimaera |
Range | New Caledonia, New Zealand, and South Africa. |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Chondrichthyes |
Order | Chimaeriformes |
Family | Chimaeridae |
Genus | Hydrolagus |
Species | H. trolli |
Conservation Status | |
Data Deficient |
The Pointy-nosed blue chimaera, or ray troll's chimaera, (Hydrolagus trolli), is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family. It is found in New Caledonia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.