Ninespot chimaera

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 metres (330–3,610 ft).^[1] It can reach a maximum total length of 60.0 centimetres (23.6 in). Carnivorous in nature and with oviparous reproduction, its eggs are encased in horny shells.^[2]

Ninespot chimaera
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Holocephali
Order:	Chimaeriformes
Family:	Chimaeridae
Genus:	Hydrolagus
Species:	H. barbouri
Binomial name
Hydrolagus barbouri (Garman, 1908)
Synonyms
Chimaera barbouri Garman, 1908 Chimaera spilota Tanaka, 1908[2]