| Black ghostshark | |
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| Hydrolagus homonycteris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Chimaeridae |
| Genus: | Hydrolagus |
| Species: | H. homonycteris
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrolagus homonycteris Didier, 2008
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The black ghostshark (Hydrolagus homonycteris), also known as the black chimaera, is a chimaera species within the family Chimaeridae. The species lives off the coasts of Australia and New Zealand, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, in depths of 500–1,450 m (1,640–4,760 ft). It has a black or dark brown body; males have a total length of 108 cm (43 in). The species is closely related to the abyssal ghostshark. Although it is sometimes caught as a bycatch, it does not have any major threats and is listed as least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
- ^ Theiss, S.M.; Huveneers, C.; Ebert, D.A. (2015). "Hydrolagus homonycteris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T195433A68629582. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T195433A68629582.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.