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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Deep-water

Stubby Chimaera

Chimaera compacta Iglésias, Kemper & Naylor, 2021
Max Length
84.3 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
3.7
Depth
595–655 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
59.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Overview information for Stubby Chimaera is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Chimaera compacta
Authority
Iglésias, Kemper & Naylor, 2021
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
84.3 cm
Depth Range
595–655 m
Trophic Level
3.7
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
59.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: massive head with a short snout; trunk stocky and relatively long 44% BDL, short tail with second dorsal fin base 72% BDL; pelvic fin long, its anterior margin 26% BDL; caudal fin dorsal origin slightly posterior to caudal fin ventral origin; skin firm, non-deciduous; preopercular and oral lateral line canals sharing a common branch; specifc CO1 and NADH2 sequences. Colouration: brown color with yellow blotches on body both on both fresh and preserved specimen .Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Stubby Chimaera is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Stubby Chimaera is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Stubby Chimaera is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 595 - 655 m . Deep-water Indian Ocean: off Amsterdam I.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
3.7±0.6

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00331 × L3.07 (TL)
Max TL
84.3cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2022

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
59.00/100
High vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.7
Predator
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Iglésias, Kemper & Naylor, 2021

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