Researchers have discovered an exceptionally rare, newly hatched 'ghost shark' near New Zealand's South Island, according to the country's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA).
Researchers have discovered an exceptionally rare, newly hatched"ghost shark" near New Zealand's South Island, according to the country's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research .Translucent, gelatinous and crowned with a pair of giant black eyes on its pointed head, the alien-like baby likely belongs to one of the more than 50 known species of ghost sharks, also known as chimaeras, which live in deep water around the world.
According to NIWA researchers, ghost shark embryos develop in egg capsules laid on the seafloor. There, the encased embryos feed off of a yolk until it's time to hatch. Given their small size and exceptionally deep habitat, ghost shark hatchlings are extremely rare sights, the researchers said."You can tell this ghost shark recently hatched because it has a full belly of egg yolk," Brit Finucci, a NIWA fisheries scientist,."It's quite astonishing.
The researchers plan to run genetic tests on the hatchling to try to figure out which species of ghost shark it belongs to. The scientists can then compare the neonate to an adult of the same species, to better understand how the fish's color, size and dietary habits change between infancy and adulthood.
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