The leopard chimaera, Chimaera panthera, is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae endemic to New Zealand. Its natural habitat is open seas. This species is considered rare and any specimens obtained should be sent to the New Zealand National Fish Collection at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[2]
This species is distinguished from all other members of the genus by gray coloration with chocolate brown reticulations and spots covering the body and fins, as well as additional external features such as rounded pelvic fins, first dorsal fin with distinct white margin, preopercular and oral lateral line canals sharing a common branch, and morphology of pelvic claspers in males bifid, the distal 1/3 divided, with pale colored fleshy, distal lobes.[2][3]
It is known from very few specimens from three localised areas at depths of 327 to 1,020 m.[3] It has been found in deep waters around northern New Zealand.[2]
The New Zealand Department of Conservation has classified the leopard chimaera as "Not Threatened" with the qualifier "Data Poor" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[4]
The leopard chimaera, Chimaera panthera, is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae endemic to New Zealand. Its natural habitat is open seas. This species is considered rare and any specimens obtained should be sent to the New Zealand National Fish Collection at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
Chimaera panthera Chimaera generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Chimaeridae familian sailkatzen da.
Chimaera panthera Chimaera generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Chimaeridae familian sailkatzen da.
De Luipaarddraakvis (Chimaera panthera) is een vis uit de familie der Draakvissen. De vis komt endemisch voor in de open wateren rondom Nieuw-Zeeland.
De soort kan een maximale lengte bereiken van 129 cm en komt voor op diepten van 327 - 1020 m
Bronnen, noten en/of referentiesChimaera panthera je vrsta morskih rib iz družine Chimaeridae, ki je endemična v vodah Nove Zelandije.
Doslej so našli le nekaj primerkov te vrste na treh majhnih območjih na globinah med 327 in 1020 m. O biologiji vrste ni znano nič, znanstveniki pa predvidevajo, da bi bila lahko razširjena tudi drugje.
Chimaera panthera je vrsta morskih rib iz družine Chimaeridae, ki je endemična v vodah Nove Zelandije.
Doslej so našli le nekaj primerkov te vrste na treh majhnih območjih na globinah med 327 in 1020 m. O biologiji vrste ni znano nič, znanstveniki pa predvidevajo, da bi bila lahko razširjena tudi drugje.
Chimaera panthera là một loài cá trong họ Chimaeridae. Là loài đặc hữu New Zealand. Môi trường sống tự nhiên của nó là biển mở.
Chimaera panthera là một loài cá trong họ Chimaeridae. Là loài đặc hữu New Zealand. Môi trường sống tự nhiên của nó là biển mở.
