Chimaera panthera

The Chimaera panthera lives in the bathydemersal, marine, depth range 327 - 1020 m environment.

The leopard chimaera, Chimaera panthera, is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. Its natural habitat is open seas. Source - * Duffy, C. 2003. Chimaera panthera. More

The leopard chimaera, Chimaera panthera, is a species of fish in ... Chimaera panthera. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 03 August 2007. ... en.wikipedia.org 4 chimaera definition of chimaera in the Free Online Encyclopedia. More

She determined Chimaera panthera was a new species because of its distinguishing leopard-like brown spots that cover the body and fins. This is the first species of Chimaera to be discovered in New Zealand and the sixth species to be recognized in the genus. More

colour, but the leopard chimaera, Chimaera panthera, is strikingly patterned with rippling lines and dots (see figure). The leopard chimaera is distinguished from the dark ghost shark (Something Fishy, November 2005) by the presence of a small anal fin. More

Common names

Leopard chimaera in English
豹斑銀鮫 in Mandarin Chinese
豹斑銀鮫 in Unknown
豹斑银鲛 in Mandarin Chinese
豹斑银鲛 in Unknown

Order : Chimaeriformes
Family : Chimaeridae
Genus : Chimaera
Species : Chimaera panthera
Authority : Didier, 1998