Pacific Black Ghost Ratfish (Chimaera)

New species of ratfish from the North East Pacific. This specimen was observed in the Gulf of California, Mexico by MBARI’s Remotely Operated Vehicle Tiburon in 2003. NEW SPECIES OF “GHOSTSHARK“ NAMED BY ACADEMY RESEARCHERS Ancient and bizarre fish is distantly related to sharks; Found off the coast of Southern California and Baja California SAN FRANCISCO (September 21, 2009) — New species are not just discovered in exotic locales—even pla