WoRMS

WoRMS name details

Hydrolagus lemures (Whitley, 1939)

AphiaID

271409 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:271409)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Chimaera ogilbyi Waite, 1898

Rank

Species

Parent

Hydrolagus Gill, 1862

Original name

Phasmichthys lemures Whitley, 1939

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Phasmichthys lemures Whitley, 1939) Whitley, G. P. (1939). Taxonomic notes on sharks and rays. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> v. 9 (pt 3): 227-262, Pls. 20-22. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Hydrolagus lemures (Whitley, 1939). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=271409 on 2026-07-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-15 17:27:08Z

created

Bailly, Nicolas

2023-01-11 08:59:53Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Phasmichthys lemures Whitley, 1939) Whitley, G. P. (1939). Taxonomic notes on sharks and rays. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> v. 9 (pt 3): 227-262, Pls. 20-22. [details]

Other

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]