lignaria, Chimaera Didier [D. A.] 2002:300, Figs. 2-4 [Ichthyological Research v. 49 (no. 4); ref. 26493] Southwest of Veryan Bank, Chatham Rise, 44°21.3-21.7'S, 175°37.7-40.7'E, depth 630-706 meters. Holotype: NMNZ P.20349. Paratypes: ANSP 192335 [ex NMNZ P.15774] (1); CSIRO H 603-01 (1), H 2300-01 (1), H 2882-01 (1); NMNZ P.7222 (1), P.12119 (1), P.15774 (6, now 5), P.16047 (1), P.16213 (1), P.20139 (1), P.24451 (1), P.26252 (1), P.30750 (1). •Valid as Chimaera lignaria Didier 2002 -- (Paxton et al. 2006:52 [ref. 28995], Didier et al. 2008:331 [ref. 29698], Last et al. 2008:345 [ref. 29699], Gomon 2008:143 [ref. 30616], Fricke et al. 2011:344 [ref. 31242], Luchetti et al. 2011:400 [ref. 31442], Kemper et al. 2014:15 [ref. 33599], Kemper et al. 2015:43 [ref. 34214], Weigmann 2016:165 [ref. 34211], Clerkin et al. 2017:32 [ref. 35546], Finucci et al. 2018:191 [ref. 35768], Iglésias et al. 2021:Tab. 4 [ref. 38195], Séret & Quod 2023:2 [ref. 40565], Ebert et al. 2024:89 [ref. 40867]). Current status: Valid as Chimaera lignaria Didier 2002. Chimaeridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: New Caledonia, New Zealand EEZ and Tasmania, Australia. Habitat: marine.