The carpenter's chimaera is found in the southwest Pacific Ocean and the eastern Indian Ocean, particularly in Tasmania, Australia and New Zealand. Its exact population is unknown; however, a large number of specimens have been found in deep waters from fishing and scientific research.

The carpenter's chimaera is found in the southwest Pacific Ocean and the eastern Indian Ocean, particularly in Tasmania, Australia and New Zealand. Its exact population is unknown; however, a large number of specimens have been found in deep waters from fishing and scientific research.

drawing shows typical species in Chimaeridae. Etymology: Chimaera: Named for the mythological creature composed of parts of multiple animals, referring to their odd mix of characteristics.

Etymology: Chimaera: Named for the mythological creature composed of parts of multiple animals, referring to their odd mix of characteristics (See ETYFish); lignaria: Latin for of or belonging to wood, referring to Kevin J. Dagit, woodworker, carpenter and “supporter of research on chimaeroid fishes in his spare time” (Sharks: An Eponym Dictiona...

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The carpenter's chimaera (Chimaera lignaria), also known as the giant chimaera or the giant purple chimaera, is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae. The carpenter's chimaera exhibits oviparity, with egg shells containing "horns" on them.

The carpenter's chimaera is a large-bodied species of Chimaera distinguished from its congeners by massive head with blunt snout; firm, nondeciduous skin; purplish color; preopercular and oral lateral line canals branching together; and pelvic claspers that are divided for the distal one third of length, purple at the base with white fleshy tips.

The carpenter’s chimaera is a large-bodied species of Chimaera distinguished from its congeners by massive head with blunt snout; firm, nondeciduous skin; purplish color; preopercular and oral lateral line canals branching together; and pelvic claspers that are divided

The carpenter's chimaera, also known as the giant chimaera or the giant purple chimaera, is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae.

The carpenter's chimaera is found in the southwest Pacific Ocean and the eastern Indian Ocean, particularly in Tasmania, Australia and New Zealand. Its exact population is unknown; however, a large number of specimens have been found in deep waters from fishing and scientific research.