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Chimaeras live in temperate ocean floors, with some species inhabiting depths exceeding 2,000 m (6,600 ft), [8] with relatively few modern species regularly inhabiting shallow water. Exceptions include the members of the genus Callorhinchus , the rabbit fish and the spotted ratfish , which locally or periodically can be found at shallower depths.
The whitespot ghost shark lives in the southeast Pacific Ocean, in the waters of the Galapagos Islands, and has only been observed or caught in four different areas of the islands. Although unconfirmed, it is probable that the species are endemic to the islands, particularly due to the number of fish which are known to be endemic there. The ...
Ghost shark with beak-like mouth and whip-like tail discovered in Chatham Rise. ... "Ghost sharks like this one are largely confined to the ocean floor, living in depths of up to 2,600m," said ...
Scientists have discovered a new species of ghost shark that lives in deep ocean waters near Australia and New Zealand. ... “Ghost sharks like this one are largely confined to the ocean floor ...
The Galápagos ghostshark (Hydrolagus mccoskeri) is a chimaera species in the family Chimaeridae, likely endemic to the Galápagos Islands.It was discovered by John E. McCosker in 1995 and described in 2006, scientifically named in honor of McCosker.
The Australasian narrow-nosed spookfish has a bulging black eyes and a wispy tail.
The newly discovered species of ghost shark, known as a spookfish. It may be early to get the Halloween decorations out for most, but in the deep waters of the Pacific Ocean spooky season is well ...
Chimaera bahamaensis Kemper, Ebert, Didier & Compagno, 2010 (Bahamas ghost shark) Chimaera buccaginella Clerkin, Elbert, & Kemper, 2017 (Dark-mouth chimaera) Chimaera carophila Kemper, Ebert, Naylor & Didier, 2014 (Brown chimaera) [1] Chimaera compacta Iglésias, Kemper & Naylor, 2022 [2] (Stubby chimaera) Chimaera cubana Howell-Rivero, 1936 ...