Purple chimaera  (Hydrolagus purpurescens)

Taxonomy of Fishes

• Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
• Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->

  • Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays->
  • Holocephali - Chimaeras->

    • Chimaeriformes - Chimaeras->

      • Chimaeridae - Short-nosed chimaeras->

        • Chimaera - Chimaera->
        • Hydrolagus - Hydrolagus->

          • Spotted ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei)
          • Smalleyed rabbitfish (Hydrolagus affinis)
          • African chimaera (Hydrolagus africanus)
          • Hydrolagus alberti (Hydrolagus alberti)
          • Hydrolagus alphus (Hydrolagus alphus)
          • Hydrolagus barbouri (Hydrolagus barbouri)
          • Hydrolagus bemisi (Hydrolagus bemisi)
          • Philippine chimaera (Hydrolagus deani)
          • Hydrolagus eidolon (Hydrolagus eidolon)
          • Robin’s ghostshark (Hydrolagus erithacus)
          • Black ghostshark (Hydrolagus homonycteris)
          • Hydrolagus lusitanicus (Hydrolagus lusitanicus)
          • Big eye chimaera (Hydrolagus macrophthalmus)
          • Hydrolagus marmoratus (Hydrolagus marmoratus)
          • Striped rabbitfish (Hydrolagus matallanasi)
          • Galapagos Ghost Shark (Hydrolagus mccoskeri)
          • Eastern Pacific Black Ghostshark (Hydrolagus melanophasma)
          • Large-eyed rabbitfish (Hydrolagus mirabilis)
          • Spookfish (Hydrolagus mitsukurii)
          • Dark ghost shark (Hydrolagus novaezealandiae)
          • Hydrolagus pallidus (Hydrolagus pallidus)
          • Purple chimaera (Hydrolagus purpurescens)
          • Pointy-nosed blue chimaera (Hydrolagus trolli)
      • Callorhinchidae - Plownose chimaeras->
      • Rhinochimaeridae - Longnose chimaeras->
• Agnatha - Jawless fishes->