Chimaera (genus)
Chimaera is the type genus of the cartilaginous fish family Chimaeridae. == Species == There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: Chimaera argiloba Last, W. T. White & Pogonoski, 2008 (Whitefin chimaera) Chimaera bahamaensis Kemper, Ebert, Didier & Compagno, 2010 (Bahamas ghost shark) Chimaera buccaginella Clerkin, Elbert, & Kemper, 2017 (Dark-mouth chimaera) Chimaera carophila Kemper, Ebert, Naylor & Didier, 2014 (Brown chimaera) Chimaera compacta Iglésias, Kemper & Naylor, 2022 (Stubby chimaera) Chimaera cubana Howell-Rivero, 1936 (Cuban chimaera) Chimaera didierae Clerkin, Elbert, & Kemper, 2017 (Falkor chimaera) Chimaera fulva Didier, Last & W. T. White, 2008 (Southern chimaera) Chimaera jordani S. Tanaka (I), 1905 (Jordan's chimaera) Chimaera lignaria Didier, 2002 (Carpenter's chimaera) Chimaera macrospina Didier, Last & W. T. White, 2008 (Longspine chimaera) Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758 (Rabbit fish) Chimaera notafricana Kemper, Ebert, Compagno & Didier, 2010 (Cape chimaera) Chimaera obscura Didier, Last & W. T. White, 2008 (Shortspine chimaera) Chimaera ogilbyi Waite, 1898 (Ogilby's ghostshark) Chimaera opalescens Luchetti, Iglésias & Sellos, 2011 (Opal chimaera) Chimaera orientalis Angulo, M. I. Bussing, W. A. Bussing & Murase, 2014 (Eastern Pacific black chimaera) Chimaera owstoni S. Tanaka (I), 1905 (Owston's chimaera) Chimaera panthera Didier, 1998 (Leopard chimaera) Chimaera phantasma D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1900 (Silver chimaera) Chimaera stellata Teramura, Senou & Hirase, 2024 (Stellated chimaera) Chimaera supapae Ebert, Krajangdara, Fahmi, & Kemper, 2024 (Andaman shortnose chimaera) Chimaera willwatchi Clerkin, Elbert, & Kemper, 2017 (Seafarer ghostshark) == Fossil species == Several fossil species are attributed to Chimaera, but only two are confidently assignable to it.