Jordan's chimaera

Jordan's chimaera (Chimaera jordani) is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae found near Japan, Madagascar, and Mozambique.^[1] It is named for the American ichthyologist David Starr Jordan (1851–1931).^[2] Its natural habitat is open seas.

Jordan's chimaera
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. jordani
Binomial name
Chimaera jordani S. Tanaka (I), 1905