Rare shark-ghost hit the ROV camera lens

in #science8 years ago

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According to National Geographic, we are talking about shark species Hydrolagus trolli, included in the genus gidrolagov family chimaeras. It mostly inhabits the coast of Australia and New Zealand.

However, the heroine of this movie was captured off the coast of California, at a depth of two kilometers. Remove a rare inhabitant of the depths of video managed using an autonomous underwater vehicle ROV.

With the new video professionals have received a number of important information about the life of the species of sharks. For example, the bottom relief at the scene suggests that the representatives of Hydrolagus trolli prefer rocky ground smooth bottom, which usually serves as a habitat for other species of chimaeras.

 

Video at the link below

Referenced Materials:

  1. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/12/pointy-nosed-blue-chimaeras-ghost-sharks/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_fb20161215news-ghostshark&utm_campaign=Content&sf46926893=1