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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 underway. Scientists said Tuesday they had discovered a new species of ghost shark that lives exclusively in the waters off Australia and New Zealand. The Australasian Narrow-nosed Spookfish was found during research surveys in the Chatham Rise, an area of ocean floor to the east of New Zealand, according to the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) based in Auckland. Ghost sharks, also known as chimaeras, are a group of cartilaginous fish closely related to sharks and rays. This long-nosed spookfish was better researched among its kind as it is often observed on research surveys and is caught incidentally in commercial fisheries, Finucci said.

Persons: Brit Finucci, Finucci, spookfish Organizations: National Institute of Water, Atmospheric Research, avia, NIWA Fisheries, NBC Locations: Australia, New Zealand, Chatham, Auckland

☆ New species of ghost shark discovered by New Zealand scientists
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Scientists have discovered a new species of ghost shark that lives in deep ocean waters near Australia and New Zealand. A deep water animal, the ghost shark is scientifically known as chimaera and is closely related to sharks and rays. “Ghost sharks like this one are largely confined to the ocean floor, living in depths of up to 2,600m (8,530 feet). The ghost shark was found at a depth of around 1,200 meters (about 3,900 feet) on the Chatham Rise. “We don’t actually know a lot about ghost sharks,” Finucci told CNN at the time.

Persons: NIWA, ”, Brit Finucci, Finucci, “ Avia, “, ” Finucci, Jeevan Ravindran Organizations: CNN —, avia, New Zealand’s National Institute of Water, Atmospheric Research, “ Harriotta avia, CNN Locations: Australia, New Zealand, Chatham, New, “ Harriotta

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