Pale Brown Chimaera
Hydrolagus bemisi
- Usual depth454–961 m
- Water temperature8–19 °C
- Best monthsMarch and October
- How commonCommon
About this species
The pale ghost fish is a shortnose chimaera of the family Chimaeridae. It is endemic to South America waters.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Pale ghost shark”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 454–961 m · Deepest record: 3,821.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 8–19 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Pale Brown Chimaera, Pale Ghostshark
Names in 2 more languages
- Spanish
- Quimera marrón pálido
- Japanese
- Kasumi-hoshi-ginzame
Similar species
RatfishHydrolagus colliei
Dark ChimaeraHydrolagus novaezealandiae
African chimaeraHydrolagus africanus
Black ChimaeraHydrolagus homonycteris
- Philippine Chimaera
Hydrolagus deani
- Marbled Ghostshark
Hydrolagus marmoratus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 9,938 open-data records from 1967 to 2018.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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