| Accepted scientific name: |
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Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758 (accepted name) |
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| Synonyms: |
| Chimaera arctica Gistel, 1848 (synonym) |
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| Chimaera argentea Ascanius, 1772 (synonym) |
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| Chimaera borealis Shaw, 1804 (synonym) |
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| Chimaera cristata Faber, 1829 (synonym) |
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| Chimaera dubia Osório, 1909 (synonym) |
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| Chimaera mediterranea Risso, 1827 (synonym) |
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| Common names: |
| Common name |
Transliteration |
Language |
Country |
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| Chimaera |
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Afrikaans |
South Africa |
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| Kokenjersorja |
- |
Albanian |
Albania |
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| Arnab |
- |
Arabic |
Lebanon |
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| خُرافة شائعة |
- |
Arabic |
- |
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| Mořská kočka |
- |
Czech |
- |
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| Mořská krysa |
- |
Czech |
- |
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| Europæisk havmus |
- |
Danish |
Denmark |
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| Havmús |
- |
Danish |
Denmark |
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| Chimaera |
- |
English |
South Africa |
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| Chimaera |
- |
English |
United Kingdom |
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| Ghost shark |
- |
English |
United Kingdom |
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| King of the herring |
- |
English |
United Kingdom |
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| Rabbit fish |
- |
English |
United Kingdom |
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| Rabbit fish(Rat-tail |
- |
English |
Spain |
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| Rabbit-fish |
- |
English |
- |
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| Rabbitfish |
- |
English |
United Kingdom |
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| Rabbitfish |
- |
English |
USA |
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| Rat fish |
- |
English |
- |
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| Rat fish |
- |
English |
United Kingdom |
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| Ratfish |
- |
English |
United Kingdom |
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| Ratfish |
- |
English |
USA |
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| Rattail |
- |
English |
United Kingdom |
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| Sea rat |
- |
English |
United Kingdom |
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| Havmús |
- |
Faroese |
- |
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| Sillikuningas |
- |
Finnish |
Finland |
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| Cat |
- |
French |
France |
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| Chimère |
- |
French |
France |
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| Chimère commune |
- |
French |
France |
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| Lâpin |
- |
French |
France |
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| Masca |
- |
French |
France |
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| Masco |
- |
French |
France |
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| Monstrueuse |
- |
French |
France |
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| Peis fera |
- |
French |
France |
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| Rat de mer |
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French |
France |
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| Roi des harengs |
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French |
France |
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| Singe de mer |
- |
French |
France |
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| Chimäre |
- |
German |
Germany |
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| Meerkatze |
- |
German |
Germany |
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| Seekatze |
- |
German |
Germany |
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| Seeratte |
- |
German |
Germany |
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| Spöke |
- |
German |
Germany |
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| Geirnyt |
- |
Icelandic |
Iceland |
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| Chimera |
- |
Italian |
Italy |
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| Chimera mostruosa |
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Italian |
Italy |
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| Gatta di mare |
- |
Italian |
Italy |
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| Pisci jatta |
- |
Italian |
Italy(Catania.) |
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| Re di aringhe |
- |
Italian |
Italy |
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| Ginzame |
- |
Japanese |
Japan |
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| Far tal-bahar |
- |
Maltese |
Malta |
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| Fenek tal-bahar |
- |
Maltese |
Malta |
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| Gurdien tal-bahar |
- |
Maltese |
Malta |
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| 大西洋銀鮫 |
Da si yang yin jiao |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 大西洋银鲛 |
Da xi yang yin jiao |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 银鲛 |
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Mandarin Chinese |
- |
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| Chimera |
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Modern Greek (1453-) |
Greece |
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| Gátos |
- |
Modern Greek (1453-) |
Greece |
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| Himera |
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Modern Greek (1453-) |
Greece |
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| Γάτος |
Gatos |
Modern Greek (1453-) |
Greece |
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| Μούμπριζα |
Moumpriza |
Modern Greek (1453-) |
Greece |
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| Χίμαιρα |
Chimaira |
Modern Greek (1453-) |
Greece |
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| Hågylling |
- |
Norwegian |
Norway |
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| Havmús |
- |
Norwegian |
Norway |
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| Chimera a. przeraza |
- |
Polish |
Poland |
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| Quimera |
- |
Portuguese |
- |
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| Ratazana |
- |
Portuguese |
Portugal |
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| Evropeiskaya khimera |
- |
Russian |
Russia |
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| Химера европейская |
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Russian |
- |
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| Himera |
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Serbian |
Serbia and Montenegro |
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| Borrico |
- |
Spanish |
Spain(Cantabrian Sea; Galicia) |
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| Escopeta |
- |
Spanish |
Spain |
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| Gata moixa |
- |
Spanish |
Spain |
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| Gato |
- |
Spanish |
Spain |
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| Gato de mar |
- |
Spanish |
Spain |
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| Guinea |
- |
Spanish |
Spain |
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| Quimera |
- |
Spanish |
Spain |
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| Quimera común |
- |
Spanish |
Spain |
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| Havsmus |
- |
Swedish |
Sweden |
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| Classification: |
| Kingdom |
Animalia
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CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2b7e0a3-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Phylum |
Chordata
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CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2a0f2ea-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Class |
Holocephali
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2a509e2-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Order |
Chimaeriformes
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2a50b12-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Family |
Chimaeridae
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2a50d75-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Genus |
Chimaera
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2f5093f-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: northern Norway and Iceland, Skagerrak and Kattegat south to Morocco including western Mediterranean (some isolated records from eastern part), Azores and Madeira Islands. Records from South Africa are questionable. Reported from Oshima, Japan (FMNH 89161) (Ref. 27954). |
| Lifezones: |
Marine |
| Additional data: |
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| Latest taxonomic scrutiny: |
19-May-2014 |
| Source database: |
FishBase, Jan 2015
99%
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| Bibliographic citation: |
Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds) (2025). FishBase (version Jan 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2015 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Kunze T., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858. |
| Online resource: |
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=2503
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| CoL taxon LSID: |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:fd7ada06-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401 |
