Scientists from New Zealand have discovered a rare baby ghost shark, a little known species of fish that lives in the depths of the ocean. Ghost sharks – the species is also known as a chimera – are rarely spotted, and sightings of their young are even more unusual.
The newly hatched shark was collected in depth of about 1.2 km near New Zealand.
Scientists say the finding deepens understanding of the species’s juvenile phase. Calling the “extraordinary find” a member of the team, Dr. Brit Fanucci said the discovery was accidental.
“The species that are found “Deep in the ocean is generally difficult to find, and like ghost sharks in particular, they tend to hide,” he told the BBC. “So we just don’t see them very often.”
Scientists from the National Water and Atmospheric Research Institute believe that the baby shark had recently hatched.
Dr. Fanucci clarified that young ghost sharks may have different characteristics from their adult versions, which makes the discovery more important. Ghost sharks are not real sharks, but a species of fish that is closely related to sharks. Their skeletons are mainly made up of cartilage – something that gives them an eerie, ethereal image.
bbc.com
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