Cartilaginous fish · chimaera

Seafarer’s ghost shark

Chimaera willwatchi

PacificAtlanticIndianSouthernArctic A single ocean

Depth

From 89 to 1,365 m

Size

Up to 97 cm

Diet

Seafloor animals: crabs, molluscs, worms, sea urchins

Zone

The sea floor · 200 – 3,500 m

Key facts

• Its name honors the fishermen of the vessel Will Watch, who caught the first specimen.
• Described in 2017, it is one of the first chimaeras of the genus Chimaera found in the southwestern Indian Ocean.
• Its purplish-brown skin has iridescent highlights, and its fins are edged with white.
• It lives on the high seas, on the seamounts of the Southwest Indian Ridge and the Madagascar Ridge.

Verified sources

1. FishBase, Chimaera willwatchi
2. Clerkin, Ebert & Kemper 2017, Zootaxa 4312
3. Shark-References, Chimaera willwatchi
4. Shark Trust, Chimaera

In the game: To observe

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