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Pale Chimaera
Hydrolagus pallidus
Hydrolagus pallidus is a marine species of fish in the family Chimaeridae found in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean, specifically near Iceland and the Canary Islands. It is commonly known as the pale chimaera or pale ghost shark, although it is not a true shark. Its natural habitat of this is deep water seas and near the mid-Atlantic ridge. Hydrolagus pallidus is found at a depth range 800 - 3650m. This species faces a potential threat as...
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 103041.