Species: Chimaera bahamaensis, Bahamas Ghost-shark, Bahamas Chimaera

Chimaera bahamaensis Kemper, Ebert, Didier & Compagno, 2010

Bahamas Ghost-shark, Bahamas Chimaera

Body compressed, elongate, with tapering tail; head very large (25% body length); snout short, blunt; eyes medium, oval (length 6.9% body length); nostrils large, before mouth, connected to outer corner of mouth by a deep groove covered with a flap; mouth under head; teeth are plates, 2 pairs above, 1 pair below; gill opening before pectoral, covered by fleshy operculum; 2 separate dorsal fins; 1st dorsal fin relatively low (height 14.4 % body length), base short (13.7% body length), triangular, rear edge concave, with a relatively short (23% body length) keeled, curved spine at front, that spine reaching past tip of that fin, free from dorsal fin for serrated upper ½ of its length, when depressed reaches to or past origin of 2nd dorsal fin; 2nd dorsal fin relatively high, height <65% height of 1st dorsal, long base (80.5% body length), its border relatively uniform in height & straight, but rear 1/3 highest, its base meeting base of upper tail fin lobe; anal fin present, low, with pointed tip, separate from lower lobe of tail fin by a notch; pectoral fins long (41% body length), broad, triangular, reach beyond origin of pelvic fins; pelvic fins relatively long (front edge 22.5% body length), broad; tail fin elongate, lance-like, both lobes about equal in height, lower lobe 13% longer than upper lobe, lower lobe relatively deep (height 4.4% of body length), with margin short (26.3% body length) extending on slightly beyond margin of top lobe, with a whip-like rear filament; lateral line canals well developed, on head and body noticeably open; skin smooth, no scales; male with large, 2 pointed sex organs, form unknown.

Head, body and fins uniform dark brown; fins slightly darker, dorsal spine paler.

Reaches 88 cm, body 52.8 cm

Depth range 732-1506 m.

Benthopelagic over soft and hard bottoms

Currently known only from the Bahamas.