The so-called Ghost shark was filmed for the first time at the coasts of Hawaiian Islands and California. It shows the first images of the rare species seen alive on its natural habitat.
Ghost Shark Latest News: First Footage Revealed
According to The Washington Post, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute revealed the first footage of the Ghost shark spotted in Northern Hemisphere. It shows a pointy-nosed blue chimaera found at the west coast of Hawaii, San Juan and Davidson seamounts and Monterey canyon in California.
Dave Ebert of the Pacific Shark Research Center said that in Opposing Views that geologists were the ones who caught the Ghost shark on film for the first time. He added that the Ghost shark would come up and bounce its nose off the lens and swim around then come back.
Ghost Shark Latest News: Living In Deep Sea
The Ghost shark, scientifically known as Hydrolagus trolli, was named in honor of the Alaskan artist, Ray Troll who has made artworks inspired by this animal. It lives in deep sea and usually found over sedimented or rocky sea floors. It can only be caught in Southwestern Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia.
According to Chron, the Ghost Shark feeds on mollusks, worms and other deep-sea creatures. Dominique Didier, a marine biologist and chimaera expert at Millersville University in Pennsylvania, has added that it finding the Ghost shark is difficult. It can only be collected through trawling in the ocean. Hence, collecting and filming the Ghost shark is like a snapshot.
Ghost Shark Latest News: Ghost Shark Grouped With Other Species
The Ghost shark is composed non-replaceable tooth plates that are composed of dense minerals. Its upper jaw is also fused to its skull. Its skeleton is also made up of cartilage. This is the characteristic that groups it together with sharks and rays.
