| Whitespot ghost shark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Chimaeridae |
| Genus: | Hydrolagus |
| Species: | H. alphus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrolagus alphus Quaranta, Didier, Long & Ebert, 2006
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The whitespot ghost shark (Hydrolagus alphus) is a chimaera species in the family Chimaeridae, which lives in parts of the Galápagos Islands in the southeast Pacific Ocean. It lives in waters with steep slopes and boulders and grows to a total length of around 40–50 cm (16–20 in).
- ^ Kyne, P.M.; Finucci, B. (2020). "Hydrolagus alphus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161324A124465820. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161324A124465820.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.