Cape chimaera

Chimaera notafricana

Black fins edge a silvery Cape slope body

The cape chimaera (Chimaera notafricana) is a chimaera species in the family Chimaeridae, which lives in South Africa and Namibia.

Class: Chimaeras
Order: Chimaeras
Family: Chimaeridae
Genus: Chimaera
Maximum length: 83.7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southeast Atlantic: from off Lüderitz, Namibia, around the Cape of Good Hope and eastwards to Algoa Bay, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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