Chimaeridae

Shortnose chimaeras or ratfishes

46 species

1. 1Chimaera argiloba Last, White & Pogonoski, 2008 · Whitefin chimareaocean · deep-water
2. 2Chimaera bahamaensis Kemper, Ebert, Didier & Compagno, 2010 · Bahamas ghost sharkocean · tropical
3. 3Chimaera buccanigella Clerkin, Ebert & Kemper, 2017 · Dark-mouth chimaeraocean · tropical
4. 4Chimaera carophila Kemper, Ebert, Naylor & Didier, 2014 · Brown chimaeraocean · deep-water
5. 5Chimaera compacta Iglésias, Kemper & Naylor, 2021 · Stubby Chimaeraocean · deep-water
6. 6Chimaera cubana Howell Rivero, 1936 · Chimaeraocean · deep-water
7. 7Chimaera didierae Clerkin, Ebert & Kemper, 2017 · The Falkor chimaeraocean · deep-water
8. 8Chimaera fulva Didier, Last & White, 2008 · Southern chimaeraocean · temperate
9. 9Chimaera jordani Tanaka, 1905ocean · deep-water
10. 10Chimaera lignaria Didier, 2002 · Carpenter's chimaeraocean · deep-water
11. 11Chimaera macrospina Didier, Last & White, 2008 · Longspine chimaeraocean · temperate
12. 12Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758 · Rabbit fishocean · deep-water
13. 13Chimaera notafricana Kemper, Ebert, Compagno & Didier, 2010 · Cape chimaeraocean · deep-water
14. 14Chimaera obscura Didier, Last & White, 2008 · Shortspine chimaeraocean · subtropical
15. 15Chimaera ogilbyi Waite, 1898 · Ogilbys ghostsharkocean · temperate
16. 16Chimaera opalescens Luchetti, Iglésias & Sellos, 2011 · Opal chimaeraocean · temperate
17. 17Chimaera orientalis Angulo, López, Bussing & Murase, 2014 · Eastern Pacific black chimaeraocean · deep-water
18. 18Chimaera owstoni Tanaka, 1905ocean · deep-water
19. 19Chimaera panthera Didier, 1998ocean · deep-water
20. 20Chimaera phantasma Jordan & Snyder, 1900 · Silver chimaeraocean · deep-water
21. 21Chimaera stellata Teramura, Senou & Hirase, 2024ocean · subtropical · newer than the 2023 backbone
22. 22Chimaera supapae Ebert, Krajangdara, Fahmi & Kemper, 2024 · Andaman shortnose chimaeraocean · tropical · newer than the 2023 backbone
23. 23Chimaera willwatchi Clerkin, Ebert & Kemper, 2017 · Seafarer's ghost sharkocean · tropical
24. 24Hydrolagus affinis (de Brito Capello, 1868) · Smalleyed rabbitfishocean · deep-water
25. 25Hydrolagus africanus (Gilchrist, 1922) · African chimaeraocean · deep-water
26. 26Hydrolagus alberti Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951ocean · deep-water
27. 27Hydrolagus alphus Quaranta, Didier, Long & Ebert, 2006ocean · tropical
28. 28Hydrolagus barbouri (Garman, 1908)ocean · temperate
29. 29Hydrolagus bemisi Didier, 2002ocean · deep-water
30. 30Hydrolagus colliei (Lay & Bennett, 1839) · Spotted ratfishocean · temperate
31. 31Hydrolagus deani (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) · Philippine chimaeraocean · deep-water
32. 32Hydrolagus eidolon (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925)ocean · deep-water
33. 33Hydrolagus erithacus Walovich, Ebert & Kemper, 2017 · Robin's ghostsharkocean · deep-water
34. 34Hydrolagus homonycteris Didier, 2008 · Black ghostsharkocean · deep-water
35. 35Hydrolagus lusitanicus Moura, Figueiredo, Bordalo-Machado, Almeida & Gordo, 2005ocean · deep-water
36. 36Hydrolagus macrophthalmus de Buen, 1959 · Big eye chimaeraocean · subtropical
37. 37Hydrolagus marmoratus Didier, 2008ocean · deep-water
38. 38Hydrolagus matallanasi Soto & Vooren, 2004 · Striped rabbitfishocean · subtropical
39. 39Hydrolagus mccoskeri Barnett, Didier, Long & Ebert, 2006 · Galápagos Ghost Sharkocean · deep-water
40. 40Hydrolagus melanophasma James, Ebert, Long & Didier, 2009 · Eastern Pacific Black Ghostsharkocean · subtropical
41. 41Hydrolagus mirabilis (Collett, 1904) · Large-eyed rabbitfishocean · deep-water
42. 42Hydrolagus mitsukurii (Jordan & Snyder, 1904) · Spookfishocean · temperate
43. 43Hydrolagus novaezealandiae (Fowler, 1911) · Dark ghost sharkocean · deep-water
44. 44Hydrolagus pallidus Hardy & Stehmann, 1990ocean · deep-water
45. 45Hydrolagus purpurescens (Gilbert, 1905) · Purple chimaeraocean · temperate
46. 46Hydrolagus trolli Didier & Séret, 2002 · Pointy-nosed blue chimaeraocean · deep-water

Source: FishBase v25.04 (fishbase.org), via cboettig/fishbase, fetched 2026-10-18.