Chimaera compacta

Chimaera compacta is a bathydemersal chimaera found in southern Indian Ocean.^[2][3]

Chimaera compacta
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Holocephali
Order:	Chimaeriformes
Family:	Chimaeridae
Genus:	Chimaera
Species:	C. compacta
Binomial name
Chimaera compacta Iglésias, Kemper & Naylor, 2021

Description

The species has a substantial head with a short snout, long stocky trunk, long pelvic fin, firm non-deciduous skin, and brown-colored body with yellow blotches.^[2] The maximum total length of this species is around 84.3 cm (33.2 in) for the female specimens.^[2]

Habitat & distribution

This chimaera appears to inhabit depths of 595–655 m (1,950–2,150 ft).^[2]