Scientists have discovered a new species of ghost shark that lives in deep ocean waters near Australia and New Zealand. The Australasian Narrow-nosed Spookfish, or Harriotta avia, was found in the ...

The specimens were discovered during research in the Chatham Rise, an area of the Pacific which stretches around 1,000 kilometres (621 miles) east near New Zealand's South Island. The specimens ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of "ghost shark" that exclusively lives in the deep waters surrounding Australia and New Zealand. The Australasian narrow-nosed spookfish has a long ...

The new species of ghost shark has a beak-like mouth and a whip-like tail (National Institute Of Water and) "Ghost sharks like this one are largely confined to the ocean floor, living in depths of ...

A new species of ghost shark or “spookfish” was discovered lurking in the deep, dark waters off the coast of New Zealand. The Australasian narrow-nosed spookfish (Harriotta avia) is exclusive ...

NIWA researchers have identified a new ghost shark species named Australasian Narrow-nosed Spookfish in the Chatham Rise region near New Zealand. This unique species, Harriotta avia, has distinct ...

A new species of “ghost shark” with a distinctive beak-like mouth has been discovered in the Pacific Ocean. The new “spookfish” was found living deep in the waters of Australia and New Zealand by ...

In addition to “spookfish,” species of chimaera have several other nicknames, including ghost shark, elephant fish, rat fish and rabbit fish. Chimaeras have been around for more than 400 ...

New Zealand scientists have discovered a new species of "ghost shark" - a rare type of fish that is incredibly hard to spot because it lives at great depths in the Pacific Ocean. Also known as a ...