Marbled Ghostshark
Hydrolagus marmoratus
- Usual depth540–913 m
- Water temperature20–26 °C
- Best monthsMay and August
- How commonRare
About this species
The marbled ghostshark is a chimaera species in the family Chimaeridae, which lives in waters off the eastern coast of Australia.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Marbled ghostshark”, 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: 4 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 15 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 540–913 m · Deepest record: 1,052 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–26 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Marbled Ghostshark
Similar species
RatfishHydrolagus colliei
Dark ChimaeraHydrolagus novaezealandiae
- Pale Brown Chimaera
Hydrolagus bemisi
African chimaeraHydrolagus africanus
Black ChimaeraHydrolagus homonycteris
- Philippine Chimaera
Hydrolagus deani
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).
- 78 open-data records from 1971 to 1996.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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