Chimaera notafricana sp. nov. (Chondrichthyes: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae), a new species of chimaera from southern Africa

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2532, 2010, Pages 55-63

  Kemper, Jenny M ^a   Ebert, David A ^a,b,c   Compagno, Leonard J V ^d   Didier, Dominique A ^e  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^d IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^e MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimaera; Chimaeridae; Endemic; New species; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954464056     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2532.1.2     Document Type: Article

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