Chimaera Ghost Shark | The sharks' forgotten cousin with a cartilaginous skeleton
Chimaera, also called ghost shark, are closely related to sharks, skates and rays. There are around 47 different species living in the ocean today. Like sharks, Chimaera has no bones at all. They have a skeleton made of cartilage. Chimaeras can be found in temperate to cold waters of all oceans, most commonly from 650ft to 8500ft deep (200-2600m). They have long tapering bodies with very large heads with large eyes and a snout in front of its eyes. They use the long fins on their slides, called pectoral fins to slowly swim over the seafloor, which makes them like they are flying through the water. They have a poisonous spine on their backs between the head and the dorsal fin. The large translucent-green eyes help them to see in the dark deep-sea and the elongated plough-shaped snout is used to probe the seafloor in search of food. More Videos: Brittle Stars | Fascinating facts about the unusual echinoderm that flees from light https://youtu.be/VbiwogBsDSg Ocean Sunfish | A GIANT Floating Heads from the Depths | Facts of the Largest Bony Fish https://youtu.be/4CSXQadPKL0 Giant Luminous Shark Species Found Off New Zealand | Strange Glowing Sharks 2021 | Kitefin Shark https://youtu.be/GODX7vEv_98 Why Can We Drink Snake Venom and STAY ALIVE? | Most deadliest Snake Venom https://youtu.be/E1PxukGCe3M Leech: Why Is a Leech Bite Good for Us? | Leeches cure | Bloodsucker https://youtu.be/pskzh6lEmaE Box jellyfish - The Most Venomous Sea Creature | What if Box Jellyfish Attack https://youtu.be/9Em0qzRxGzg #ghostshark #chimaerafish #ratfish
Chimaera, also called ghost shark, are closely related to sharks, skates and rays. There are around 47 different species living in the ocean today. Like sharks, Chimaera has no bones at all. They have a skeleton made of cartilage. Chimaeras can be found in temperate to cold waters of all oceans, most commonly from 650ft to 8500ft deep (200-2600m). They have long tapering bodies with very large heads with large eyes and a snout in front of its eyes. They use the long fins on their slides, called pectoral fins to slowly swim over the seafloor, which makes them like they are flying through the water. They have a poisonous spine on their backs between the head and the dorsal fin. The large translucent-green eyes help them to see in the dark deep-sea and the elongated plough-shaped snout is used to probe the seafloor in search of food. More Videos: Brittle Stars | Fascinating facts about the unusual echinoderm that flees from light https://youtu.be/VbiwogBsDSg Ocean Sunfish | A GIANT Floating Heads from the Depths | Facts of the Largest Bony Fish https://youtu.be/4CSXQadPKL0 Giant Luminous Shark Species Found Off New Zealand | Strange Glowing Sharks 2021 | Kitefin Shark https://youtu.be/GODX7vEv_98 Why Can We Drink Snake Venom and STAY ALIVE? | Most deadliest Snake Venom https://youtu.be/E1PxukGCe3M Leech: Why Is a Leech Bite Good for Us? | Leeches cure | Bloodsucker https://youtu.be/pskzh6lEmaE Box jellyfish - The Most Venomous Sea Creature | What if Box Jellyfish Attack https://youtu.be/9Em0qzRxGzg #ghostshark #chimaerafish #ratfish