Chimaera - Wikipedia
Chimaeras are soft-bodied, shark-like fish with bulky heads and long, tapered tails; measured from the tail, they can grow up to 150 cm (4.9 ft) in length. Like other members of the class Chondrichthyes, chimaera skeletons are entirely cartilaginous, or composed of cartilage.
14 Mysterious Ghost Shark (Chimaera) Facts - Fact Animal
Ghost sharks are specialist deep water dwellers spending most of their time between 400 – 2,000 meters, gliding slowly over the seabed in search of invertebrate prey. They like to diet on crabs, shellfish and sea urchins. They resemble sharks in some ways including internal fertilization of females and electroreception to find prey.
'Ghost shark' with enormous head and giant iridescent eyes …
2024年3月20日 · Scientists have discovered a never-before-seen species of "ghost shark" with a massive head, giant, iridescent eyes and feathery fins in the depths of the Andaman Sea off the coast of Thailand....
Ghoulish ‘ghost shark’ species with haunting eyes, massive head ...
2024年3月24日 · Scientists with the Pacific Shark Research Center (PSRC) discovered the elusive Chimaera supapae "ghost shark" 1,640 feet below the Andaman Sea, off the coast of Thailand.
New 'Ghost Shark' Species With Giant Eyes Found Thousands of ... - Newsweek
2024年3月21日 · The new shark was named Chimaera supapae, and has eerie, giant, glow-in-the-dark eyes, a huge head and feather-like fins, according to a new paper in the journal Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.
Sea Wonder: Ghost Shark - National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
2020年7月24日 · At least 38 known species of ghost sharks occupy the world’s ocean, the newest of which was discovered in 2009 in the Gulf of California, called the Eastern Pacific Black Ghost Shark. Ghost sharks have long tapering bodies and incredibly large heads. Their skin ranges in color from black to pale blue to brownish grey and is quite smooth.
Chimaera | Definition & Facts | Britannica
chimaera, (subclass Holocephali), any of numerous cartilaginous fishes related to sharks and rays in the class Chondrichthyes but separated from them as the subclass (or sometimes class) Holocephali. Like sharks and rays, chimaeras have cartilaginous skeletons, and the males possess external reproductive organs (claspers) derived from the ...
Chimaera - The Shark Trust
Also known as ghost sharks, rat fish, spook fish and rabbit fish. In Greek mythology the ‘Chimaera’ was a monstrous fire-breathing hybrid creature. Chimaera are closely related to sharks, skates and rays. But they diverged from their shark relatives around 400 million years ago. They differ from sharks as they have:
Chimaera - A-Z Animals
2024年5月27日 · Common names for chimaeras include ghost shark, rat fish, and spook fish. These names all stem from the chimaera’s unique appearance. While the closest modern relatives of the chimaera are the sharks and rays, their last common ancestor lived almost 400 million years ago.
Chimaera – Classification, Behaviour, Diet and More - Animal …
2023年10月16日 · Chimaeras, often referred to as ghost sharks, boast a captivating appearance with rabbit-like faces and enormous, expressive eyes that allow them to navigate the dark depths of the ocean. Their habitat spans the chilling depths, ranging from 200 meters to an astonishing 2,500 meters below sea level, making them denizens of the profound abyss.