Successfully shooting movies of "Ghost Shark" that is rarely seen in the world

A fictitious creature that appears in Greek mythology from a unique figure "Chimera (Chimaera) "Having a genus name"Ghost Shark"Was taken in the world for the first time in the world to swim in the deep sea at a water depth of 6700 feet (about 2000 meters).

MBARI | The pointy-nosed blue chimaera really gets around
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You can see how Ghost Shark swims from the following movies.

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This is the first shot taken in the worldPointy-nosed blue chimaera(Hydrolagus trolli) "Fish seen as.


The eyes are covered with a thin film and it seems as though they are dead at first sight. There is no big mouth like a general shark.


There is a trace like sewing on the head with stitching, it looks like Frankenstein. Male ghost shark has stretchy genitalia in his head.


Live in the deep seaGinkgo eyes(Chimaera) is a skeleton in the body is formed of cartilage instead of bone.


A plate of teeth grows in a small mouth, but it is said that it will never change like a general shark.


At first glance the mouth seems to open up and down, but the anterior mandible is absorbed by the skull and is gone.


This image was taken at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Laboratory (MBARI) unmanned submarine in 2009,Pointy-nosed blue chimaera(Hydrolagus trolli) "is considered. However, as the research team has no confirmation, there is a possibility that it is a new species. Pointy-nosed blue chimaera had been found around Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia Island since 2002, but this time it was found offshore of California Bay this time. Ghosts and sharks are small and swims are fast so it is difficult to catch or shoot, and the images shot this time became very valuable.


National Geographic also features images of Ghost Sharks taken by MBARI and you can also see one scene not included in the MBARI movie.

Ghost Shark Caught on Camera for the First Time | National Geographic - YouTube


Although it was hard to understand in the official movie of MBARI, you can see that the mouth of a special shape is clearly shown.