The Mysterious Ghost Shark

The Chimaera, or Ghost Shark, exhibit a morphology unlike any other creature. They are named after the Chimera, a Greek monster that is made up of parts of different creatures.

With seemingly only one gill on either side of their body, upper jaws fused to their skull, no scales, and eyes that are backed with a reflective tissue layer that makes them seem to glow in the dark, the Chimaera have an eerie and ghostlike appearance. They seem to move like ghosts too; as rather than most sharks that generate propulsion using their tails, ghost sharks use their large, wing-like pectoral fins to glide through the water - a characteristic more suited to a bird than a fish.

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[Hartfilmsandstuff]

I think the reason they are called Chimera is most likely due to the lateral lines in their bodies looking like stiches which could add to the idea of different animal parts.

[dannymaurice]

"There is, a revenant that haunts the deep sea..." ddamn what an opening

[boy]

Does anyone else think they’re kinda adorable

[Azoryth]

I'd love you to narrate more spooky scary creatures! Your voice comes off as a well-knowledgeable journey guide, makes me feel safe but very aware of the dangers. Chillingly love it!

[HunterSentinel]

1:28 I fucking love how he just mushes his face into the depth!!!! It’s adorable!!!

[isaacnewton]

We've studied about in our class.

From my notes
- It is also known as rat fish, rabbit fish, king of herrings
- connecting link between bony and cartilaginous fish
- operculum, claspers and placoid scales present
- cloaca absent

[atespeach]

Expectation: Scary spooky fish.
Reality: Really cute deep sea dolphin.

[AdamantineCat]

In case you were wondering, It's pronounced: "Kai - mera"

[ShelbyOnSafari]

The Ghost Shark is SO COOL looking! In particular their snout is so trippy, loved how you went thru their adaptations for life in the deep. Great choice of music too 😘

[ErokLobotomist]

It's weird how the stitch patterns around the mouths of some of them look like WW2 fighter plane shark decals.

[ryugey]

Your calm voice describing the shark and the fitting music makes it actually sound like you're giving the viewers info about it instead of scaring them like in other videos that I've seen

[phantomgamer]

Detecting several leviathan class creatures are you certain what ever your doing is worth it?

[Erinselysion]

This little guy LOOKS like the coolest thing I've ever seen, and all the facts about them are super interesting too! It's incredible what nature is capable of creating, this creature looks like something a kid would come up with from their imagination but it really exists. I'm so excited to see all of the other deep sea creatures we'll end up discovering in the rest of my lifetime.

[yungjet]

this looks like a secret encounter in Subnautica lol

[rabidunion]

You have a voice that I would describe as "hauntingly beautiful." Like if the world is about to end, I want you to be the one that delivers the news. 😁👍

[NaturallyCuriousUK]

You have an eye for the weird and wonderful, Leo! 👍😎👍

[saurabhjain]

The passion you have for deep sea is commendable. I always had so much curiosity for deep sea. There are some documentaries too. Bit you have so much covered...
Kudos to you...

[hilarymajor]

I love how calm your voice is, and the music and editing choices.

[hubbelizer]

I'm so glad this channel is blowing up like this... Literally gained 60k subs in a week

[lordzamasuvegetablackfusio]

The way it glides about with its fins are elegant and almost like ballet.