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Hydrolagus mccoskeri Barnett, Didier, Long & Ebert, 2006 Galápagos Ghost Shark |
| Family: | Chimaeridae (Shortnose chimaeras or ratfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 38.1 cm TL (female) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 396 - 506 m, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Central Pacific: Galapagos Is. (Fernandina, Española, Marchena, San Cristóbal Is.). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Hydrolagus with head small with short, blunt snout; second dorsal fin only slightly indented along its length; preopercular and oral lateral line canals branching from the same node off the infraorbital canal and sharing a short common branch; dorsum medium brown with numerous narrow, sharply delineated irregular circular and elongate white blotches; ventrum white to tan with extremely fine brown mottling. | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 02 September 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||