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Chimaeras are cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes (/ k ɪ ˈ m ɛ r ɪ f ɔːr m iː z /), known informally as ghost sharks, rat fish, spookfish, or rabbit fish; the last three names are not to be confused with rattails, Opisthoproctidae, or Siganidae, respectively.
Ghost sharks are specialist deep water dwellers spending most of their time between 400 – 2,000 meters, gliding slowly over the seabed in search of invertebrate prey. They like to diet on crabs, shellfish and sea urchins. They resemble sharks in some ways including internal fertilization of females and electroreception to find prey.
Dec 16, 2016 · The pointy-nosed blue chimaera, a species of "ghost shark," was captured on camera for the first time in 2009. Video courtesy Monterey Bay Aquarium Research ...
Aug 15, 2013 · When teenager Christy Bruce disappears from a high school beach party, her severed arm washed ashore a day later. Drunken sea captain Blaise Shaw became a hero to the small seaside...
The ghost shark, better known as a chimaeras, are cartilaginous fish. They are also sometimes referred to as “rat fish” or “rabbit fish.” Physical Characteristics. Length: 2 feet (0.6 meters) Weight: 2 pounds (0.9 kg) Lifespan: 15 years. Key Information. Scientific name: Callorhinchus milii.
When it’s a ghost shark! These creatures are actually chimaeras—cartilaginous fishes that are related to sharks but distinguished by several differences, including having only one gill on either side of the body.
Mar 21, 2024 · A different species of ghost shark has been newly discovered in the Andaman Sea near Thailand. A deep-sea chimaera photographed by the NOAAS Okeanos Explorer the Sulawesi Sea.
Dec 15, 2016 · Also called chimaeras, ghost sharks are dead-eyed, wing-finned fish rarely seen by people. Relatives of sharks and rays, these deep-sea denizens split off from these other groups some 300 million...
Also known as ghost sharks, rat fish, spook fish and rabbit fish. In Greek mythology the ‘Chimaera’ was a monstrous fire-breathing hybrid creature. Chimaera are closely related to sharks, skates and rays. But they diverged from their shark relatives around 400 million years ago.
Sep 21, 2009 · September 21, 2009. • 2 min read. California has a new star, the Eastern Pacific black ghostshark. But the newly identified species prefers to stay out of the sun—and the spotlight. And with a...
