Dark ghost shark

The dark ghost shark, Hydrolagus novaezealandiae, is a shortnose chimaera of the family Chimaeridae, found on the continental shelf around the South Island of New Zealand.

The Dark ghost shark lives in the bathydemersal, marine, depth range 25 - 950 m environment.

The dark ghost shark, Hydrolagus novaezealandiae, is a shortnose chimaera of the family Chimaeridae, found on the continental shelf around the South Island of New Zealand. References - * "Hydrolagus novaezealandiae". FishBase. Ed. More

Dark ghost shark are most abundant in depths of 150–700m and pale ghost shark are most abundant in 400–1000m. Based on the depth and spatial distribution of commercial catches it has been estimated that dark ghost shark comprised about 75% of total ghost shark landings. More

The dark ghost shark is a relative of the elephant fish but lacks its trunk-like snout. It has a long, tapering tail. It is also smaller, averaging 50-60cm. More

Common names

Chimaera in English
Dark ghost shark in English
Nyazeeländsk Havsmus in Swedish (Svenska)
Ratfish in English
Spøgelseshaj in Danish (dansk)
新西兰兔银鲛 in Mandarin Chinese
新西蘭兔銀鮫 in Mandarin Chinese

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