The ghost shark was found at a depth of around 1,200 meters (about 3,900 feet) on the Chatham Rise. “We don’t actually know a lot about ghost sharks,” Finucci told CNN at the time.

In fact, the Ghost Shark, living off New Zealand's eastern coast, is different from every other Chimaeriformes species in the world. Related.

Rare ghost shark caught on film off California coast 00:53. Researchers have discovered a new species of "ghost shark" that exclusively lives in the deep waters surrounding Australia and New Zealand.

Sharks freeze when turned upside down, but not every shark does it, and scientists can't figure out why this is the case.

In some environments, freezing might actually be a bad idea. Small reef sharks and bottom-dwelling rays often squeeze through ...

One such exception was Rosie, often referred to as the "ghost shark," who became a "haunting attraction" at Wildlife Wonderland, a sanctuary park in Australia.Rosie was, of course, dead when she ...

The ghost shark was found at a depth of around 1,200 meters (about 3,900 feet) on the Chatham Rise. “We don’t actually know a lot about ghost sharks,” Finucci told CNN at the time.

Scientists found a new species called the spiky-nosed spookfish, a type of ghost shark, in the deep waters of the Pacific Ocean surrounding Australia and New Zealand, the National Institute of ...