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Chimaeridae (Shortnose chimaeras or ratfishes)
Etymology: Chimaera: Named for the mythological creature composed of parts of multiple animals, referring to their odd mix of characteristics. (See ETYFish); supapae: Named for late Professor Supap Monkolprasit (1934-2013), for her extensive work on the cartilaginous fishes of Thailand (former Dean of Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University, 1991-1995),.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batidemersale; distribuzione batimetrica 772 - 775 m (Ref. 130779). Tropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea of Thailand,
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.8 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 130779)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: massive head with a short snout; eyes relatively large, horizontally oval, its length 32.2% head length; thin body with a relatively long trunk 40% body length (BDL), deciduous skin; preopercular and oral lateral line canals sharing a common branch; posterior margin of the pectoral fins slightly convex; long dorsal spine 27% BDL, longer than the first dorsal fin; uniformly dark brown (Ref. 130779).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Ebert, D.A., T. Krajangdara, Fahmi and J.M. Kemper, 2024. Chimaera supapae (Holocephali: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae), a new species of chimaera from the Andaman Sea of Thailand. Raffles Bull. Zool. 72:84-90. (Ref. 130779)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).