Ghost Shark: Ancient Cartilaginous Fish of the Deep Sea
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Raul Nava
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Summary
The ghost shark (Hydrolagus spp.), also known as ratfish, is an ancient relative of sharks and rays that lives in the deep ocean. Unlike bony fish, it has a skeleton made of flexible cartilage. It uses broad fins to maneuver along the seafloor while searching for food using its keen senses.
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The ghost shark (Hydrolagus spp.) is an ancient relative of sharks and rays.
Also known as ratfishes, they have a skeleton made of flexible cartilage, not bone.
Ghost sharks root around the seafloor searching for a meal.
They maneuver back and forth with broad fins.
The ghost shark is an ancient relative of sharks and rays that uses keen senses to find food on the deep seafloor.
