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Chimaeras are cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes / k ɪ ˈ m ɛ r ɪ f ɔːr m iː z /, known informally as ghost sharks, rat fish, spookfish, or rabbit fish; the last three names are not to be confused with rattails, Opisthoproctidae, or Siganidae, respectively.
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.
The pointy-nosed blue chimaera, a species of "ghost shark," was captured on camera for the first time in 2009.
Aug 22, 2013 · Ghost Shark: Directed by Griff Furst. With Robert Aberdeen, Jayme Bohn, Eliot Brasseaux, Amy Brassette. When rednecks on a fishing trip kill a great white shark, its spirit comes back for revenge, and soon turns its sights on the town of Smallport.
Ghost Shark is a 2013 American supernatural monster film directed for the Syfy television network by Griff Furst. With Furst joined by Paul A. Birkett and Eric Forsberg for screenwriting, the film premiered on Syfy on August 22, 2013.
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.
Mar 20, 2024 · 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.
