Chimera
Chimaeriformes
A ghostly shark cousin with crushing tooth plates.
Chimeras are ancient relatives of sharks and rays with silvery, otherworldly bodies. Instead of rows of replaceable shark teeth, they carry sturdy plates for crushing food.
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From field guide to game table
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Ready-to-play deck
Darkness Shroud Deck
Includes 1 card featuring Chimera.
Quick dive
Creature passport
- Home
- Most species cruise cold continental slopes and deep seafloors around the world.
- Favorite foods
- They crush crabs, clams, snails, worms, and other bottom animals.
- Size check
- Varies by species; some exceed 6 ft (1.8 m)
Tell-your-friends facts
Four wonderfully wild things
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Their skeleton is made of cartilage rather than bone.
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Each side has one visible gill opening instead of a shark's several slits.
- 3
The upper jaw is fused directly to the skull.
- 4
Many chimeras carry a venomous defensive spine in front of the dorsal fin.
Ocean superpower
Built to be amazing
Permanent tooth plates work like nutcrackers on hard shells.
Junior scientist tip
What should I look for?
Spot the large wing-like fins, rabbitish face, and whip-thin tail.
Grown-up research links
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