Chimaeridae - Shortnosed Chimaeras

World Status Key
Least Concern Near Threatened Vulnerable Endangered
Critically Endangered Extinct in the Wild Extinct
Status taken from ICUN Redlist. If no status is listed, there is not enough data to establish status, or there is no status data for the species.

US Status Key
Threatened in US Threatened in NH Endangered in US Endangered in NH Breeds in NH Introduced
Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife and NH Fish and Game

New Hampshire Species		North/Central American Species
Smalleyed Rabbitfish - Hydrolagus affinis		Cuban Chimaera - Chimaera cubana Gulf Chimaera - Hydrolagus alberti White-spotted Ratfish - Hydrolagus colliei Purple Ghostshark - Hydrolagus purpurescens

Species Around the World
Location Key Africa Asia Australia/Oceania Europe North America South America NH Species Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Mediterranean/Black Sea Pacific Ocean
Cuban Chimaera - Chimaera cubana Jordan's Chimaera - Chimaera jordani Giant Purple Chimaera - Chimaera lignaria Rabbitfish - Chimaera monstrosa Owston's Chimaera - Chimaera owstoni Leopard Chimaera - Chimaera panthera Silver Chimaera - Chimaera phantasma Smalleyed Rabbitfish - Hydrolagus affinis African Chimaera - Hydrolagus africanus Gulf Chimaera - Hydrolagus alberti Whitespot Ghostshark - Hydrolagus alphus Ninespot Chimaera - Hydrolagus barbouri Pale Ghost Shark - Hydrolagus bemisi		White-spotted Ratfish - Hydrolagus colliei Blackfin Ghostshark - Hydrolagus lemures Hydrolagus lusitanicus Bigeye Chimaera - Hydrolagus macrophthalmus Hydrolagus matallanasi Galapagos Ghostshark - Hydrolagus mccoskeri Large-eyed Rabbitfish - Hydrolagus mirabilis Hydrolagus mitsukurii Dark Ghost Shark - Hydrolagus novaezealandiae Ogilby's Ghostshark - Hydrolagus ogilbyi Pale Ghost Shark - Hydrolagus pallidus Purple Ghostshark - Hydrolagus purpurescens Pointynose Blue Chimaera - Hydrolagus trolli

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White-spotted Ratfish - Hydrolagus colliei
The white-spotted ratfish is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Baja California
Source: Florida Museum of Natural History Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: High School

Smalleyed Rabbitfish - Hydrolagus affinis
In North America, the smalleyed rabbitfish is found in ocean waters from Cape Cod to Nova Scotia.
Source: Gulf of Maine Research Institute Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School