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The Australian ghostshark was proposed as a model cartilaginous fish genome because of its relatively small genome size. Its genome is estimated to be 910 megabases long, which is the smallest among all the cartilaginous fishes and one-third the size of the human genome (3000 Mb).
Several near-shore species are purposefully caught for their meat, especially callorhinchids, Hydrolagus bemisi (pale ghost shark), and Hydrolagus novaezealandiae (dark ghost shark). Modern quotas have helped to moderate collection of these species to a sustainable level, though Callorhinchus milii (the Australian ghostshark ) experienced ...
The most common location of export is Australia. Under the IUCN, two of the three extant species of Callorhinchidae are listed as least concern, as they remain common. Callorhinchus callorynchus is listed as Vulnerable. [10] While fishing quotas are in place in Australia and New Zealand, this is the furthest that the conservation effort spans.
The Australasian narrow-nosed spookfish has a bulging black eyes and a wispy tail.
Scientists in New Zealand have discovered a new species of long-nosed "ghost shark" that thrives in the deep waters of the Pacific Ocean.. The Australasian Narrow-nosed Spookfish was found living ...
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 ...
The Eastern Pacific black ghostshark (Hydrolagus melanophasma, literally a combination of "water rabbit" and "black ghost") is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae. [2] Despite its name, it does not belong to the clade Selachii used for the modern classification of sharks.
Scientists have discovered a new species of ghost shark that lives in deep ocean waters near Australia and New Zealand.. The Australasian Narrow-nosed Spookfish, or Harriotta avia, was found in ...