Ogilby's ghostshark

Ogilby's ghostshark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Chimaeridae
Genus: Hydrolagus
Species: H. ogilbyi
Binomial name
Hydrolagus ogilbyi
(Waite, 1898)

Ogilby's ghostshark or whitefish (Hydrolagus ogilbyi) is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is open seas.

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