New Zealand scientists have discovered a new species of shark. The new shark species has been discovered in the waters of Australia and New Zealand. This means in the Pacific Ocean. It is currently retained within the ghost shark species. Ghost sharks dive about a kilometer and a half to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
Scientists at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) in Wellington say ghost sharks hunt in extremely dark depths. The fish was discovered by scientists while conducting research in the Chatham Rise area, about 1,000 kilometers off New Zealand’s South Island. The area is located in the Pacific Ocean.
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It is currently named the Australian narrownose ghost fish. It’s called a ghost shark because it’s a species between a shark and a ray. These are also known as chimeras. The bones of these fish are made entirely of cartilage.
Ghost sharks like the ghost fish have scary eyes. Completely black and round. There are light brown smooth scales on the skin. They eat crustaceans at depths of about 2,600 meters (2.60 kilometers, or 8,530 feet) underwater. Their mouths are beak-like, or pointed beaks.
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Scientist Brit Finush said ghost sharks live on or near the ocean floor. It’s not very high. Britt has now named the species Hariotta Avia in honor of his grandmother. He was the one who discovered this new shark fish.
