The elusive deep-sea fish, closely related to sharks and rays, is incredibly hard to spot or study.
New Zealand scientists have discovered a new species of "ghost shark" - a rare type of fish that is incredibly hard to spot because it lives at great depths in the Pacific Ocean.
Dr Brit Finucci, one of the scientists who discovered the Australasian Narrow-nosed Spookfish, said the find was "exciting". Dr Finucci and other researchers from New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research found the creature in an area of ocean floor known as Chatham Rise, which lies to the east of New Zealand.Dr Finucci said the species stood out for its unusually long snout, which can make up half its body length.“Avia means grandmother in Latin, I wanted to give this nod to her because she proudly supported me through my career as a scientist,” Dr Finucci explained.
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