Metazoan Parasite Communities of Two Sympatric Shortnose Chimeras (Holocephali: Chimaeridae) from Deep Waters Associated with the Humboldt Current System: Ancient Fishes Harbor Ancient Parasites

A total of 61 specimens of deep-sea chimaeras (<i>Hydrolagus melanophasma</i> = 41; <i>Chimaera</i> sp. = 20) were obtained during September 2017 as by-catch of the local fishery of the Patagonian toothfish (<i>Dissostichus eleginoides</i>, Pisces: Nototheniidae)...

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Published in:	Diversity
Main Authors:	Marcelo E. Oliva, Luis A. Ñacari, Juan F. Espínola-Novelo, Ruben Escribano
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2025-08-01
Subjects:	deep-sea chimaeras parasites atacama trench humboldt current beta diversity
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/17/9/601