Philippine Chimaera
Hydrolagus deani
- Usual depth432–929 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and March
- How commonRare
About this species
Hydrolagus mitsukurii is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae found in China, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan, and possibly Indonesia. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is one of several species commonly called "spookfish".
Text from the Wikipedia article “Hydrolagus mitsukurii”, 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: 2 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 432–929 m · Deepest record: 929 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Philippine Chimaera
Names in 2 more languages
- German
- Deans Seeratte
- Spanish
- Quimera Filipina
Other scientific names: Chimaera deani
Similar species
- Silver chimaera
Chimaera phantasma
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).
- 5 open-data records from 1908 to 2011.
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