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Species profile—Chimaera ogilbyi (Ogilby's ghostshark)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes) → ChimaeridaeChimaera ogilbyi (Ogilby's ghostshark)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)
Family
Chimaeridae
Scientific name
Chimaera ogilbyi Waite, 1898
Common name
Ogilby's ghostshark
WildNet taxon ID
22657
Synonym(s)
Hydrolagus lemures
Alternate name(s)
blackfin ghostshark
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=22657.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022