Cape Chimaera
Chimaera notafricana Kemper, Ebert, Compagno & Didier, 2010
Also calledQuimera-do-cabo (por)
First described in: Kemper, J.M.; Ebert, D.A.; Compagno, L.J.V.; Didier, D.A. (2010). <i>Chimaera notafricana</i> sp. nov. (Chondrichthyes: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae), a new species of chimaera from southern Africa. Zootaxa 2532:55-63.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Remarks: A regional endemic occurring from about L ̹ deritz, Namibia to Algoa Bay (EC). It had previously been referred to as the European C. monstrosa, but it is quite distinct from that species.
An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa
discussion
Remarks: A regional endemic occurring from about L ̹ deritz, Namibia to Algoa Bay (EC). It had previously been referred to as the European C. monstrosa, but it is quite distinct from that species. Conservation status: LC (2020).
An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa
distribution
South African distribution: The Orange River (NC) to Algoa Bay (EC).
An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa
materials_examined
South Africa voucher material: Holotype: SAM 34517. Paratypes (4): SAIAB 27132, SAIAB 27133, SAM 34428, SAM 34429. Non-types: SAIAB 27132, SAIAB 27133, SAIAB 27134, SAIAB 27135, SAIAB 34834, SAIAB 54450.
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 5962947.