Hydrolagus marmoratus Didier 2008

This chimaeroid fish has a ventral caudal fin that that is not indented at its origin to form a separate anal fin and is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: color of body pale brown with prominent reticulations on sides, dorsal fin and spine whitish basally; the dorsal-fin spine is slightly shorter than or subequal in height of first dorsal fin, while the pelvic fins somewhat rectangular in shape (not broadly rounded); pelvic claspers of males aremostly pale, divided for the distal 2/3 of their length (Ref. 76967).

The marbled ghostshark (Hydrolagus marmoratus) is a chimaera species in the family Chimaeridae, which lives in waters off the eastern coast of Australia.