The Hydrolagus trolli, the pointy-nosed blue chimaera, or “ghost shark,” is unlike any other on earth. Sightings are rare, and this deep-sea creature has only been filmed a handful of times in ...

“Ghost sharks like this one are mostly restricted to deep ocean depths,” noted Brit Finucci, who named the new species Hydrolagus avius as a tribute to her grandmother.

Blood collection under anesthesia, peripheral blood cells, plasma biochemistry, and plasma protein electrophoresis in a living fossil: the Spotted Ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei) ...

3 Biology and Conservation, Oceanario de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal This report describes the safe and effective handling under anesthesia, blood collection and main clinical pathology values ...

The scientists are utilizing Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicles (ROVs) in their quest to locate the breeding habitats of the Pacific spotted ratfish, Hydrolagus colliei, a ghostlike fish that lurks ...

Using remotely operated underwater vehicles, or ROVs, the scientists searched for nesting grounds of the Pacific spotted ratfish, Hydrolagus colliei, a ghostlike fish that lurks on the ocean floor.

The scientists, utilizing remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs), will be hunting for the nesting grounds of a specific variety of ghost shark known as the Pacific spotted ratfish, or Hydrolagus ...

This ghost shark baby is thought to belong to the Hydrolagus genus, members of which are found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. There are more than 20 known species, half of which were ...

The rare discovery of the juvenile ghost shark also known as chimaeras will provide new insights into these creatures that have remained elusive so far. Listen to Story Neonate (newly hatched) ...

Much remains to be learned about the cartilaginous, little understood fishes that inhabit the deep-sea.