- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumChordata
- ›classHolocephali
- ›orderChimaeriformes
- ›familyChimaeridae
- ›genusHydrolagus
African chimaera
Hydrolagus africanus (Gilchrist, 1922)
Also calledAfrikanische Chimäre (deu) · Quimera Africana (spa) · Quimera-africana (por) · afrikansillikuningas (fin) · Африканский гидролаг (rus)
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Remarks: Hydrolagus africanus has long been misidentified with other regional Hydrolagus species including H. affinis in South African and Namibian waters and with H. mirabilis in Angolan waters. However, Walovich et al. (2015) reviewed the issue and designated a neotype clarifying the external morphology and providing a key to regional species.
An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa
distribution
South African distribution: Entire coastline from the Orange River (NC) to KZN border with Mozambique.
An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa
materials_examined
South Africa voucher material: Neotype: SAM 34420. Non-types: CAS 241488 (4 specimens), CAS 241490 (2 specimens), CAS 241491, CAS 241492 (2 specimens), CAS 241493, SAIAB 14040 (2 specimens), SAIAB 17324, SAIAB 17325, SAIAB 25211, SAIAB 25712, SAIAB 81688, SAIAB 186459, SAM 33058, SAM 33412, USNM 438927, USNM 438929, USNM 438930, USNM 438931, USNM 438932.
An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5215463.