Dwarf sicklefin chimaera

Dwarf sicklefin chimaera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Rhinochimaeridae
Genus: Neoharriotta
Species: N. carri
Binomial name
Neoharriotta carri
Bullis & J. S. Carpenter, 1966

The dwarf sicklefin chimaera (Neoharriotta carri) is a species of fish in the Rhinochimaeridae family found in Colombia and Venezuela.[1] Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Dagit, D.D. 2005. Neoharriotta carri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007
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