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Chimaera ogilbyi
Waite, 1898
Ogilbys ghostshark
Classification: Holocephali Chimaeriformes Chimaeridae
Reference of the original description
Sea fisheries : report upon trawling operations off the coast of New South Wales between the Manning River and Jervis Bay / carried on by H.M.C.S. "Thetis" Scientific report on the fishes. Official report, Sydney: 1–62, Pls. 1–12
Sea fisheries : report upon trawling operations off the coast of New South Wales between the Manning River and Jervis Bay / carried on by H.M.C.S. "Thetis" Scientific report on the fishes. Official report, Sydney: 1–62, Pls. 1–12
Images of the original description (synonym)
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Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Chimaera tsengi, Chimaera waitei, Hydrolagus cf. lemures, Hydrolagus lemures, Hydrolagus ogilbyi, Hydrolagus tsengi, Hydrolagus waitei, Phasmichthys lemures, Psychichthys ogilbyi, Psychichthys waitei
Chimaera tsengi, Chimaera waitei, Hydrolagus cf. lemures, Hydrolagus lemures, Hydrolagus ogilbyi, Hydrolagus tsengi, Hydrolagus waitei, Phasmichthys lemures, Psychichthys ogilbyi, Psychichthys waitei
Types
Chimaera ogilbyi
Lectotype: AMS: I.3736; Paralectotype: AMS: I.3732 ; AMS: I.3734;
Chimaera tsengi
Holotype: Mus. Biol. Lab. Sci. Soc. China: 10020
Hydrolagus lemures
Holotype: AMS: E.3591; Paratype: AMS: E.3590;
Hydrolagus ogilbyi
Syntype: AMS: I.3732 ; AMS: I.3737; AMS: I.3736; AMS: I.3734; AMS: I.3737.001;
Hydrolagus waitei
Holotype: ANSP: 33119;
Chimaera ogilbyi
Lectotype: AMS: I.3736; Paralectotype: AMS: I.3732 ; AMS: I.3734;
Chimaera tsengi
Holotype: Mus. Biol. Lab. Sci. Soc. China: 10020
Hydrolagus lemures
Holotype: AMS: E.3591; Paratype: AMS: E.3590;
Hydrolagus ogilbyi
Syntype: AMS: I.3732 ; AMS: I.3737; AMS: I.3736; AMS: I.3734; AMS: I.3737.001;
Hydrolagus waitei
Holotype: ANSP: 33119;
Description :
Citation: Chimaera ogilbyi Waite, 1898: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
Common names
Ghostshark, Ogilbys ghostshark, Ogilbys spookfish, Ratfish, Spookfish, Waite"s ghost shark, Whitefish
Ghostshark, Ogilbys ghostshark, Ogilbys spookfish, Ratfish, Spookfish, Waite"s ghost shark, Whitefish
Short Description
Diagnosis after FINUCCI, B. & WHITE, W.T. & KEMPER, J.M. & NAYLOR, G.J.P. 2018 [25999]: Chimaera ogilbyi is distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characters: no anal fin; lateral line with tight sinuous undulations; moderately long, narrow snout; relatively thick, nondeciduous skin; uniformly silvery greyish dorsally and laterally, paler ventrally; first dorsal fin mostly uniformly dark; second dorsal fin even height for whole length; preopercular and oral lateral line canals usually not sharing a common branch; dorsal spine long, usually longer than first dorsal fin; claspers slender, trifurcate, divided for more than half their length, not bulbous distally.
Diagnosis after FINUCCI, B. & WHITE, W.T. & KEMPER, J.M. & NAYLOR, G.J.P. 2018 [25999]: Chimaera ogilbyi is distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characters: no anal fin; lateral line with tight sinuous undulations; moderately long, narrow snout; relatively thick, nondeciduous skin; uniformly silvery greyish dorsally and laterally, paler ventrally; first dorsal fin mostly uniformly dark; second dorsal fin even height for whole length; preopercular and oral lateral line canals usually not sharing a common branch; dorsal spine long, usually longer than first dorsal fin; claspers slender, trifurcate, divided for more than half their length, not bulbous distally.
Human uses
fisheries: minor commercial
fisheries: minor commercial
Size / Weight / Age
femael (max): 602 mm BDL (1037 mm TL); male (max): 450 mm BDL (904 mm TL) [25999]
femael (max): 602 mm BDL (1037 mm TL); male (max): 450 mm BDL (904 mm TL) [25999]
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=1439;
shark-references Species-ID=1439;
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Monogenea
Cestoda
Trematoda
Copepoda
Monogenea
- Callorhynchocotyle hydrolagi Beverley-Burton & Chisholm, 1990 [14625]
- Chimaericola colliei Beverley-Burton, Chisholm & Last, 1991 [14626]
- Chimaericola ogilbyi Beverley-Burton, Chisholm & Last, 1991 [14626]
Cestoda
- Gyrocotyle urna (Wagener, 1852) [16458]
Trematoda
- Myzoxenus accidentalis Shvetsova, 1992 [21488]
Copepoda
- Vanbenedenia chimaerae (Heegaard, 1962) [16962]
