Ghost Shark - Chimaera monstrosa

[mgjell]

I just wanted to share this short video that I took outside Bergen right next to the ferry dooks at Kleppestø this winter.

YouTube - Havmus - Chimaera monstrosa

 

[fnfalman]

Very strange looking thing!!! Great video!!!

 

[mgjell]

Thanks, I think they are quite cute

 

[inventor]

Cool looking critters!

 

[mgjell]

The critters are back...

YouTube - Stor havmus Askøy (ghost shark)

 

[The Chairman]

How cool! Where are they found?

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

Very nice ... they're one of my favorite fish.

Around here we call them "ratfish" ... an ugly name for something so graceful. We had some friends from California up recently (Mo2vation and HBDiveGirl), and they were delighted to do a night dive that featured hundreds of them. Due, in part to development and overfishing in the Puget Sound area, they are now the most common fish in our waters.

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[maranda1389]

How cool!

 

[mgjell]

How cool! Where are they found?

The video is taken outside Bergen, Norway. Here is a deep fjord (300 - 400 meters) and they come up in shallow wather in the wintertime to eat.

 

[SoccerJeni]

Very cool, I'm glad I got to see that.