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Nine-spot Chimaera
Hydrolagus barbouri
The ninespot chimaera, Hydrolagus barbouri, is a species of chimaera endemic to the waters off Japan and the South China Sea in the Northwest Pacific. Its natural habitat is open seas and its depth range is 100–1,100 m (330–3,610 ft). It can reach a maximum size of 60.0 cm (23.6 in) TL. Carnivorous in nature and with oviparous reproduction, its eggs are encased in horny shells.
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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 103030.