“New Zealand scientists have discovered a new species of ‘ghost shark’ – a rare type of fish that is incredibly hard to spot because it lives at great depths in the Pacific Ocean.

Also known as a spookfish or chimera, ghost sharks are closely related to sharks and rays. They do not have scales and their skeletons are made completely of cartilage…

Dr Finucci and other researchers from New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research found the creature in an area of ocean floor known as Chatham Rise, which lies to the east of New Zealand.

Ghost sharks typically live at depths of up to 2,600m (1.6 miles).

Dr Finucci said the species stood out for its unusually long snout, which can make up half its body length.”

From BBC.