Chimaera (genus)

This article is about the genus. For other uses, see Chimera.

Chimaera
Temporal range:
Chimaera cubana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Chimaeridae
Genus: Chimaera
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Chimaera monstrosa
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

16, see text

Chimaera is the type genus of the cartilaginous fish family Chimaeridae.

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