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Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758

Rabbit fish
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Ireland country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Muus, B. and P. Dahlström, 1978
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Common names from other countries

Chimère commune, Quimera, Химера европейская, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Holocephali (helhuvudsfiskar) (chimaeras) > Chimaeriformes (Chimaeras) > Chimaeridae (Shortnose chimaeras or ratfishes)
Etymology: Chimaera: Named for the mythological creature composed of parts of multiple animals, referring to their odd mix of characteristics. (See ETYFish);  monstrosa: Latin for strange or grotesque, referring to its strange appearance, as if composed of parts of multiple animals. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

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