order
Chimaeriformes
Chimaeriformes is an order in the class Holocephali. This database currently files 99 species under it, 1 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 99
- Threatened
- 1
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 2%
- Weight range
- Not recorded
What is in Chimaeriformes?
23 families filed directly under this order.
Chimaeridae
rabbit fish, spotted ratfish, abyssal ghostshark, silver chimaera …
50 speciesCallorhinchidae
reperepe, cockfish, josef, Callorhinchus alfordi …
13 speciesSqualorajidae
Ischyodus beaumonti, Ischyodus bucklandi, Ischyodus curvidens, Ischyodus dufrenoyi …
11 speciesRhinochimaeridae
broadnose chimaera, paddlenose chimaera, dwarf sicklefin chimaera, sicklefin chimaera …
10 speciesMyriacanthidae
Acanthorhina jaekeli, Metopacanthus bollensis, Myriacanthus granulatus, Myriacanthus paradoxus …
6 speciesElasmodectes
Elasmodectes avitus, Elasmodectes falcatus, Elasmodectes secans
3 speciesLeptacanthus
Leptacanthus longissimus, Leptacanthus serratus, Leptacanthus tenuispinus
3 speciesChimaeropsis
1 speciesPachymylus
1 speciesProtochimaera
1 speciesAgkistracanthus
0 speciesAmylodon
0 speciesCrassidonta
0 speciesDelphyodontos
0 speciesDeltodontidae
0 speciesDeltoptychiidae
0 speciesEchinochimaera
0 speciesEchinochimaeridae
0 speciesEdaphodontidae
0 speciesElasmodus
0 speciesMarracanthus
0 speciesMenaspidae
0 speciesSimilihariotta
0 species
Best-known members of Chimaeriformes
Ranked by popularity score.

Rabbit fish
Chimaera monstrosa

Spotted ratfish
Hydrolagus colliei
Reperepe
Callorhinchus milii
Cockfish
Callorhinchus callorynchus
Abyssal Ghostshark
Hydrolagus trolli
Broadnose chimaera
Rhinochimaera atlantica
Josef
Callorhinchus capensis
Paddlenose chimaera
Rhinochimaera africana
How threatened is Chimaeriformes?
2 of 99 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 50% |
| LCLeast Concern | 1 | 50% |
All species in Chimaeriformes
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbit fish | Chimaera monstrosa | Chimaeridae | Vulnerable | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Spotted ratfish | Hydrolagus colliei | Chimaeridae | Least Concern | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Reperepe | Callorhinchus milii | Callorhinchidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cockfish | Callorhinchus callorynchus | Callorhinchidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Abyssal Ghostshark | Hydrolagus trolli | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Broadnose chimaera | Rhinochimaera atlantica | Rhinochimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Josef | Callorhinchus capensis | Callorhinchidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Paddlenose chimaera | Rhinochimaera africana | Rhinochimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Silver chimaera | Chimaera phantasma | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Dwarf sicklefin chimaera | Neoharriotta carri | Rhinochimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sicklefin chimaera | Neoharriotta pinnata | Rhinochimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Ratfish | Harriotta raleighana | Rhinochimaeridae | 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 |
| Ratfish | Rhinochimaera pacifica | Rhinochimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Chimaera | Chimaera cubana | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Jordan's chimaera | Chimaera jordani | 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 |
| Arabian sicklefin chimaera | Neoharriotta pumila | Rhinochimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Leopard chimaera | Chimaera panthera | 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 |
| Whitefin chimaera | Chimaera argiloba | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Owston's chimaera | Chimaera owstoni | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Portuguese chimaera | Hydrolagus lusitanicus | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bahamas chimaera | Chimaera bahamaensis | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Giant chimaera | Chimaera lignaria | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cape chimaera | Chimaera notafricana | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Opal chimaera | Chimaera opalescens | 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 |
| Southern chimaera | Chimaera fulva | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Longspine chimaera | Chimaera macrospina | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Shortspine chimaera | Chimaera obscura | 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 |
| Brown chimaera | Chimaera carophila | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Robin's Ghostshark | Hydrolagus erithacus | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Stubby chimaera | Chimaera compacta | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Falkor chimaera | Chimaera didierae | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Eastern Pacific black chimaera | Chimaera orientalis | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Seafarer's chimaera | Chimaera willwatchi | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Dark-mouth chimaera | Chimaera buccanigella | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Thai phantom chimaera | Chimaera supapae | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Australasia narrow-nosed spookfish | Harriotta avia | Rhinochimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Callorhinchus alfordi | Callorhinchidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Callorhinchus orientalis | Callorhinchidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Callorhinchus phillipsi | Callorhinchidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Callorhynchus atlanticus | Callorhinchidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Canadodus suntoki | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Starry chimaera | Chimaera stellata | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Protochimaera mirabilis | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Rhinochimaera costaricana | Rhinochimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acanthorhina jaekeli | Myriacanthidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Bathytheristes gracilis | Callorhinchidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Brachymylus altidens | Callorhinchidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Brachymylus minor | Callorhinchidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Callorhinchus stahli | Callorhinchidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Ratfish | Chimaera ogilbyi | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Chimaera praecisa | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Chimaera tropica | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Chimaeropsis paradoxa | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Elasmodectes avitus | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Elasmodectes falcatus | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Elasmodectes secans | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Harriotta chaetirhamphus | Rhinochimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ischyodus beaumonti | Squalorajidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ischyodus bucklandi | Squalorajidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ischyodus curvidens | Squalorajidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ischyodus dufrenoyi | Squalorajidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ischyodus dutetrii | Squalorajidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ischyodus egertoni | Squalorajidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ischyodus emarginatus | Squalorajidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ischyodus johnsonii | Squalorajidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ischyodus tessoni | Squalorajidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ischyodus tounsendii | Squalorajidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Leptacanthus longissimus | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Leptacanthus serratus | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Leptacanthus tenuispinus | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Metopacanthus bollensis | Myriacanthidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Moskovirhynchus robustus | Callorhinchidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Mylognathus priscus | Chimaeridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Myriacanthus granulatus | Myriacanthidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Myriacanthus paradoxus | Myriacanthidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Myriacanthus retrorsus | Myriacanthidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ottangodus lotharingiae | Callorhinchidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Pachymylus leedsi | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Recurvacanthus uniserialis | Myriacanthidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Sulcacanthus schachti | Squalorajidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |