A deep-sea ghost shark has been filmed alive in ocean for first time. The way it moves is so mesmerizing | Repost: @mbari_news | Our video of this ghost shark has been making quite a splash on the internet! Scientists call this unusual fish Hydrolagus trolli, but its common name is the pointy-nosed blue chimaera. First named in 2002, it is known to live in deep waters around Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia. But until a recent publication by scientist from @mlmlmarinesci and MBARI, it had not been officially identified anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere. Chimaeras are unusual fishes and with common names like ghost sharks, rabbitfishes, and ratfishes, rare encounters with them are a reminder of how little most people know about life in the deep sea. Like sharks, their bodies are not stiffened by bones, but by plates and bone-like bits of cartilage. Like the chimaera from Greek mythology, which had a goat’s head, a serpent’s tail, and a lion’s head, chimaeras are pretty weird looking. Watch the entire video on our YouTube channel! #ghostshark #mbari #mlml #MBARI #chimaera #ratfish #hydrolagus #hydrolagustrolli #deepseafish #deepsealife #ocean #oceanlife #marinebiology #gulfofcalifornia #seaofcortez #weirdfish #underwatervideo #ROV #rovvideo #endextinction #wildlifeconservation #conservation #biologist #wildlifebiologist #marinebiologist #wildlife #sea #discovery #KeyConservation