Fisherman working the deep sea off Victoria, Australia recently caught a 6.5 foot long frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus), a first for the area. This eel-like shark's ancestry dates back 80 million years and it is sometimes referred to as a "living fossil." The species is thought to be a possible explanation for sea serpent stories of old. The frilled shark prefers deep water; because of that preference, captures of it are exceedingly rare. The specimen shown here was caught at a depth of 2,297 feet.
Read more about this rare catch and see additional pictures here.
Images Credit: SETFIA
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Orrr... I could take her out! :)
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That's a good idea! And I'll cook lunch for the two of you.
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John, your wife and I need to have lunch. I bet she could tell some fantastic stories. :)
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It's a shame that no news story on the shark tells us what it tastes like.
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