#ghost sharks

[animaraptor]

Some Edestus based on appearance of modern Chimaeriformes (ghost sharks).

i wanna make cup with this boy printed

[shark-fact-offical]

Shark Fact #31

Scientists did not know the ghost sharks existed until 2002.

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

There's nothing to be scared of about the Australian ghostshark-- it's neither a shark, nor a ghost! Known in Maori as makorepe, this species is actually a chimera; a cartilaginous fish related to sharks, rays, and skates. It's other common English name, the elephant fish, accurately describes the long snouts which they use to search for food along the ocean floor.

(Image: An Australian ghostfish (Callorhinchus milii) by Fir0002/Flagstaffotos via Wikimedia)

[amberluvsbugs]

Siren

Gift for Eve, this was good lighting practice

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[doitexchange]

'Ghost sharks' grow forehead teeth to help them have sex, study suggests

Male "ghost sharks"—eerie deep-sea fish known as chimaeras that are related to sharks and rays—have a strange rod jutting from their forehea

[b33viemm]

Day 26: Gendervoid Chimaera "Ghost Shark"

Sharks and the Chimaera are essentially cousins, since both are cartilaginous fish (skeletons made of cartilage instead of bone). Beyond that, they have little other relation and despite the nickname "Ghost Shark," Chimaeras are not actually considered sharks.

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[cherrio-krispz]

I was curious if you were aware of the existence of ghost sharks? :3

GHOST SHARKS - also known as Chimaera, Rat fish, Spook fish or Rabbit fish!

- TW CREEPY IMAGERY(?) -

Tbh they remind me of the ghost doggi from The Nightmare before Christmas !

Some more images:

Suddenly they are a new favorite <3

Here is a Wikipedia I have found explaining these creepy fellas!

[chainsxwsmile]

Sharktober Day 21: Bunny Shark

While there aren’t any rabbit sharks (unfortunately), there are rabbit fish (chimaera monstrosa) that belong to the same class as sharks (Chondrichthyes). Their range overlaps with sharks like the rare (IUCN vulnerable) smalltooth sandtiger (Odontaspis ferox).