: any of a family (Chimaeridae) of marine cartilaginous fishes with a tapering or threadlike tail and usually no anal fin
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Critical missing details about the species' life cycle makes monitoring chimaera populations difficult, the New York Times reports. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2022 The exhibit will also introduce ones that might not be as commonly known to the general public, including the torpedo ray and the longnose chimaera. Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021 Rays are the most threatened, with 41 percent of 611 species studied being at risk; 36 percent of 536 sharks species are at risk; and 9 percent of 52 chimaera species. Karen Mcveigh, Wired, 11 Sep. 2021 These organoids can be either chimaera of human or animal cells or slices of human brain tissue. Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 28 Apr. 2018 Previously discovered in the deep sea near Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia, researchers observed the pointy-nosed blue chimaera in the North Pacific for the first time in 2009 (see video above). Casey Smith, National Geographic, 28 July 2017 Scientists from Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland analyzed 250 DNA samples of Mycobacterium chimaera, an organism typically found in soil and tap water. Jonel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News, 12 July 2017 See More