Igama elithi "genus" lisho izinga le-taxonomic elisetshenziswa kubhayoloji elihlukanisa izinto eziphilayo ngamaqembu ngokuya ngezakhi zazo zofuzo nezomzimba."I-Chimaera" (ephinda ipelwe ngokuthi "chimera") isho inganekwane. isidalwa esinekhanda lengonyama, umzimba wembuzi, nomsila wenyoka.Ndawonye, elithi "genus chimaera" libhekisela eqenjini lezinhlanzi ezinoqwanga emndenini wakwaChimaeridae, nazo ezijwayeleke kakhulu. ebizwa ngokuthi "oshaka abayizipoki" noma "i-ratfish." Lezi zinhlanzi zinemizimba emide enesikhumba esiqinile, esifana nesembatho, futhi ziqanjwe ngesidalwa sasenganekwaneni ngenxa yokubukeka kwazo okungajwayelekile.