| Nominal Species (n = 66) | Present allocation (n = 45) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Chimaera abbreviata Gill, 1883 | Hydrolagus affinis | 3330 |
| Chimaera affinis de Brito Capello, 1868 | Hydrolagus affinis | 3330 |
| Chimaera africana Gilchrist, 1922 | Hydrolagus africanus | 3181 |
| Hydrolagus alberti Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951 | Hydrolagus alberti | 39419 |
| Hydrolagus alphus Quaranta, Didier, Long & Ebert, 2006 | Hydrolagus alphus | 57721 |
| Chimaera arctica Gistel, 1848 | Chimaera monstrosa | 39419 |
| Chimaera argentea Ascanius, 1772 | Chimaera monstrosa | 39419 |
| Chimaera argiloba Last, White & Pogonoski, 2008 | Chimaera argiloba | 76966 |
| Chimaera bahamaensis Kemper, Ebert, Didier & Compagno, 2010 | Chimaera bahamaensis | 84473 |
| Chimaera barbouri Garman, 1908 | Hydrolagus barbouri | 26282 |
| Hydrolagus bemisi Didier, 2002 | Hydrolagus bemisi | 45044 |
| Chimaera borealis Shaw, 1804 | Chimaera monstrosa | 39419 |
| Chimaera buccanigella Clerkin, Ebert & Kemper, 2017 | Chimaera buccanigella | 116312 |
| Chimaera carophila Kemper, Ebert, Naylor & Didier, 2014 | Chimaera carophila | 107024 |
| Chimaera colliei Lay & Bennett, 1839 | Hydrolagus colliei | 39419 |
| Chimaera compacta Iglésias, Kemper & Naylor, 2021 | Chimaera compacta | 123898 |
| Chimaera cristata Faber, 1829 | Chimaera monstrosa | 39419 |
| Chimaera cubana Howell Rivero, 1936 | Chimaera cubana | 51158 |
| Chimaera deani Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 | Hydrolagus deani | 5283 |
| Chimaera didierae Clerkin, Ebert & Kemper, 2017 | Chimaera didierae | 116312 |
| Chimaera dubia Osório, 1909 | Chimaera monstrosa | 39419 |
| Psychichthys eidolon Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 | Hydrolagus eidolon | 26282 |
| Hydrolagus erithacus Walovich, Ebert & Kemper, 2017 | Hydrolagus erithacus | 116866 |
| Chimaera fulva Didier, Last & White, 2008 | Chimaera fulva | 76965 |
| Chimaera gilberti Garman, 1911 | Hydrolagus purpurescens | 39419 |
| Hydrolagus homonycteris Didier, 2008 | Hydrolagus homonycteris | 76967 |
| Chimaera jordani Tanaka, 1905 | Chimaera jordani | 4443 |
| Phasmichthys lemures Whitley, 1939 | Chimaera ogilbyi | 125617 |
| Chimaera lignaria Didier, 2002 | Chimaera lignaria | 45044 |
| Hydrolagus lusitanicus Moura, Figueiredo, Bordalo-Machado, Almeida & Gordo, 2005 | Hydrolagus lusitanicus | 55857 |
| Hydrolagus macrophthalmus de Buen, 1959 | Hydrolagus macrophthalmus | 39419 |
| Chimaera macrospina Didier, Last & White, 2008 | Chimaera macrospina | 76965 |
| Hydrolagus marmoratus Didier, 2008 | Hydrolagus marmoratus | 76967 |
| Hydrolagus matallanasi Soto & Vooren, 2004 | Hydrolagus matallanasi | 52554 |
| Hydrolagus mccoskeri Barnett, Didier, Long & Ebert, 2006 | Hydrolagus mccoskeri | 57880 |
| Chimaera media Garman, 1911 | Hydrolagus colliei | 57976 |
| Chimaera mediterranea Risso, 1827 | Chimaera monstrosa | 39419 |
| Hydrolagus melanophasma James, Ebert, Long & Didier, 2009 | Hydrolagus melanophasma | 82286 |
| Chimaera mirabilis Collett, 1904 | Hydrolagus mirabilis | 4443 |
| Chimaera mitsukurii Dean, 1904 | Hydrolagus mitsukurii | 96456 |
| Chimaera mitsukurii Jordan & Snyder, 1904 | Hydrolagus mitsukurii | 26282 |
| Chimaera monstrosa (non Linnaeus, 1758) | Chimaera notafricana | 84536 |
| Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Chimaera monstrosa | 4443 |
| Chimaera monstrosa var. australis Hector, 1902 | Hydrolagus novaezealandiae | 92135 |
| Chimaera neglecta Ogilby, 1888 | Hydrolagus colliei | 39419 |
| Chimaera notafricana Kemper, Ebert, Compagno & Didier, 2010 | Chimaera notafricana | 84536 |
| Chimaera novaezealandiae Fowler, 1911 | Hydrolagus novaezealandiae | 26282 |
| Chimaera obscura Didier, Last & White, 2008 | Chimaera obscura | 76965 |
| Chimaera ogilbyi Waite, 1898 | Chimaera ogilbyi | 125617 |
| Chimaera opalescens Luchetti, Iglésias & Sellos, 2011 | Chimaera opalescens | 87424 |
| Chimaera orientalis Angulo, López, Bussing & Murase, 2014 | Chimaera orientalis | 97389 |
| Chimaera owstoni Tanaka, 1905 | Chimaera owstoni | 11099 |
| Hydrolagus pallidus Hardy & Stehmann, 1990 | Hydrolagus pallidus | 39419 |
| Chimaera panthera Didier, 1998 | Chimaera panthera | 27954 |
| Chimaera phantasma Jordan & Snyder, 1900 | Chimaera phantasma | 5282 |
| Chimaera plumbea Gill, 1878 | Hydrolagus affinis | 3330 |
| Chimaera pseudomonstrosa Fang & Wang, 1932 | Chimaera phantasma | 40966 |
| Chimaera purpurascens Jordan & Snyder, 1904 | Hydrolagus eidolon | 92135 |
| Chimaera purpurescens Gilbert, 1905 | Hydrolagus purpurescens | 26282 |
| Chimaera spilota Tanaka, 1908 | Hydrolagus barbouri | 39419 |
| Chimaera supapae Ebert, Krajangdara, Fahmi & Kemper, 2024 | Chimaera supapae | 130779 |
| Hydrolagus trolli Didier & Séret, 2002 | Hydrolagus trolli | 45071 |
| Chimaera tsengi Fang & Wang, 1932 | Chimaera ogilbyi | 50838 |
| Chimaera vaillanti Dean, 1906 | Chimaera notafricana | 84536 |
| Hydrolagus waitei Fowler, 1907 | Chimaera ogilbyi | 125617 |
| Chimaera willwatchi Clerkin, Ebert & Kemper, 2017 | Chimaera willwatchi | 116312 |