genus
Hydrolagus
Hydrolagus is a genus in the family Chimaeridae. This database currently files 23 species under it.
- Species filed
- 23
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 4%
- Weight range
- Not recorded
Best-known members of Hydrolagus
Ranked by popularity score.

Spotted ratfish
Hydrolagus colliei
Abyssal Ghostshark
Hydrolagus trolli
Large-eyed chimaera
Hydrolagus mirabilis
Mitsukuri's chimaera
Hydrolagus mitsukurii
Atlantic chimaera
Hydrolagus affinis
African chimaera
Hydrolagus africanus
Gulf chimaera
Hydrolagus alberti
Striped chimaera
Hydrolagus matallanasi
How threatened is Hydrolagus?
1 of 23 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| LCLeast Concern | 1 | 100% |
All species in Hydrolagus
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spotted ratfish | Hydrolagus colliei | Chimaeridae | Least Concern | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Abyssal Ghostshark | Hydrolagus trolli | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Large-eyed chimaera | Hydrolagus mirabilis | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Mitsukuri's chimaera | Hydrolagus mitsukurii | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Atlantic chimaera | Hydrolagus affinis | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| African chimaera | Hydrolagus africanus | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Gulf chimaera | Hydrolagus alberti | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Striped chimaera | Hydrolagus matallanasi | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Purple ratfish | Hydrolagus purpurescens | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Ninespot chimaera | Hydrolagus barbouri | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Pale Ghostshark | Hydrolagus bemisi | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bigeye chimaera | Hydrolagus macrophthalmus | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Eastern Pacific Ghostshark | Hydrolagus melanophasma | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Dark chimaera | Hydrolagus novaezealandiae | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Portuguese chimaera | Hydrolagus lusitanicus | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| White-spot chimaera | Hydrolagus alphus | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Philippine chimaera | Hydrolagus deani | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Black chimaera | Hydrolagus homonycteris | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Pale chimaera | Hydrolagus pallidus | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Niji chimaera | Hydrolagus eidolon | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Galápagos chimaera | Hydrolagus mccoskeri | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Marbled Ghostshark | Hydrolagus marmoratus | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Robin's Ghostshark | Hydrolagus erithacus | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |