Their findings can be read here in the Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, although some of the new shark’s features are especially noteworthy.
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At least 12 people were required to load the unconscious animal onto a tarp and then bring it to a waiting truck. This includes the preparation of derivative works of, or the incorporation of such content intoother works.
The creature’s scientific name rolls off the tongue with a bit more difficulty, but is still pretty cool. “The suggested common name, the ninja lanternshark, refers to the uniform black colouration and reduced photophore complement used as concealment in this species, somewhat reminiscent of the typical outfit and stealthy behaviour of a Japanese ninja”, said Vasquez.
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The eight specimens of the Ninja Lanternshark were collected, in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Nicaragua south to Panama, by D. Ross Robertson of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute on the Spanish research vessel B/O Miguel Oliver. This order includes about 126 species and seven families.
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“About 20 percent of all shark species have been discovered in just the last ten years”, Dave Ebert, program director at the Pacific Shark Research Center, told Hakai Magazine.
Also, researchers are yet to determine how extensive the distribution of this shark truly is, or what might put its survival at risk. At first, the kids offered Left Shark Lanternshark and Super Ninja Shark, the latter in recognition of its stealth and black skin, but Vasquez wanted something a bit more acceptable to her colleagues.
It’s jet-black but, in an odd twist, also glows in the dark.
Living in Guatemala is risky enough, so imagine my chagrin to read this morning that a new species of ninja sharks have been discovered off the Pacific coast of Central America.
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So take note, taxonomists: If you don’t have a grade school think tank working on all of your species names, you’re clearly missing out. Marine creatures are usually the ones that keep us alert and make us realize that there is more to Earth and its waters than meets the eye. It lives at a depth of about 1,000 metres off the coast of Central America. Its odd combination of dark and light helps it creep up on its prey, Ms Vásquez believes. So, far no one knows what this shark likes to eat, which its natural predators are, and how many live specimens are out there. Apart from its petite dimensions, the shark is also very capable of blending in with his surrounding. At 3 metres (10 feet) long, the goblin looks terrifying.
