DSG - Hydrolagus melanophasma

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Hydrolagus melanophasma Alternate names: Eastern Pacific black ghostshark Author: James, 2009 Gulf of California MBARI 2003: T579-01 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Chordata (phylum) Vertebrata (subphylum) Gnathostomata (superclass) Holocephali (class) Chimaeriformes (order) Chimaeridae (family) Hydrolagus (genus) Hydrolagus melanophasma (species) Description Geographic Information Habitat description: Demersal. Additional Information Verified MBARI depth distribution: to 1673 m (Jan 2016). References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information James, K.C., D.A. Ebert, D.J. Long, and D.A. Didier (2009). A new species of chimaera, Hydrolagus melanophasma sp. nov. (Chondrichthyes: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae), from the eastern North Pacific. Zootaxa, 2218: 59–68. Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Hydrolagus melanophasma (James, 2009) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Hydrolagus%20melanophasma. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-10-31.
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