Chimaera bahamaensis
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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
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| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Chimaera
| species = bahamaensis
| authority = Kemper, Ebert, Didier & Compagno, 2010{{cite web |last1=Capuli |first1=Estelita Emily |title=Chimaera bahamaensis, Bahamas ghost shark |url=http://www.fishbase.se/summary/65588 |website=FishBase |access-date=4 December 2018}}
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Chimaera bahamaensis, commonly known as the Bahamas ghost shark, is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae. It is found in North Atlantic Ocean around the Bahamas, specifically it has been found east of Andros Island. Chimaera bahamaensis is known to inhabit marine waters from a depth range of {{convert|1483|m|ft}} – {{convert|1506|m|ft}}.{{cite web |title=Chimaera bahamaensis Kemper, Ebert, Didier & Compagno 2010 |url=https://eol.org/pages/46561112 |website=Encyclopedia of Life |access-date=4 December 2018}} It is one of the most recently described members of the genus Chimaera and to date only a single specimen has been found.
The Chimaera bahamaensis displays a combination of morphometric features which include a short pectoral-pelvic space with a long pelvic-caudal space, a long pre-narial length, and a relatively large body that is uniformly caramel brown with dark brown fins.{{Cite journal|last=Kemper|first=Jenny|date=2010|title=Description of a new species of chimaerid, Chimaera bahamaensis from the Bahamas (Holocephali: Chimaeridae)|url=http://apps.webofknowledge.com/full_record.do?product=WOS&search_mode=GeneralSearch&qid=25&SID=5AUllH3fwmvZaLn5GBu&page=1&doc=1|journal=Bulletin of Marine Science|volume=86|pages=649–659|via=Web of Science}}
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Category:Taxa named by David A. Ebert
Category:Taxa named by Dominique A. Didier Dagit
Category:Taxa named by Leonard Compagno
Category:Fish described in 2010
Category:Species known from a single specimen
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