Very few people in the world have ever heard of an extremely rare species called ghost shark. But the Japanese discovered an ancient creature alive, and even played in a lake. Unfortunately, the animal died on January 27th.
" We took it to the lake and showed it to the public ," a Tokyo Marine Park official said. The zoo's staff found a shark in Tokyo Bay when they sailed with a local fisherman on January 25. The long-nose gray shark caught the fishermen's net at a depth of about 150 to 200 meters, about 1.3 meters long.
This creature is found only in deep waters off Japan, South Africa, and in a strange case in the Indian Ocean. Very little is known about its life.
Similar to prehistoric sharks, ghost sharks have awl-like teeth and protruding jaws, proving to be a fish hunter.
Ghost shark (Photo: Xinhuanet.com)
T. An
