Rare deep-sea shark found in Australia branded ‘stuff of nightmares’

[Still Waters]

An Australian fisherman discovered a unique-looking creature that has been branded “the stuff of nightmares.”

The large-eyed shark was pulled lifeless from the sea off the Australian coast with a protruding white mouth and teeth and a pointed nose resembling a dog.

Trapman Bermagui from Sydney was baffled by his unlikely catch from 2,133 feet underwater.

The photo shared on social caused a stir online as users commented on its appearance and tried to confirm what it was.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/rare-deep-sea-shark-found-142818603.html

https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/39977/20220916/rare-deep-sea-shark-protruding-eyes-teeth-shocks-fisherman-australia.htm

[quiXilver]

Guess I don't see the 'nightmare' aspect.  Looks like a pretty run of the mill shark to me.

[Orphalesion]

Oh for ****'s sake! It's just an ordinary deep sea shark.

Do people these days never watch nature documentaries or look into books about animal species?

Everything is a "weird unkown creature" or "the stuff of nightmares" these days.
By now we can probably expect somebody filming a cow and labeling it as "weird alien creature! Never seen before! You will be SHOCKED!"

[Grim Reaper 6]

They find a new species of Shark so they kill it, that really sucks!

[psyche101]

24 minutes ago, Grim Reaper 6 said:

They find a new species of Shark so they kill it, that really sucks!

It was dead when they found it. 

 

 

[Grim Reaper 6]

25 minutes ago, psyche101 said:

It was dead when they found it. 

 

 

Thanks for the update, I must have missed that in the link!

[psyche101]

4 minutes ago, Grim Reaper 6 said:

Thanks for the update, I must have missed that in the link!

All good mate

They don't survive in the waters being fished. Too shallow. They are built for the tremendous pressure of the deep sea. 

 

The large-eyed shark was pulled lifeless from the sea

[Orphalesion]

1 hour ago, Grim Reaper 6 said:

They find a new species of Shark so they kill it, that really sucks!

All they said that it *could* *possibly* be a new species. They said it looks like an already known species of Kitefin shark.

[Grim Reaper 6]

Just now, Orphalesion said:

All they said that it *could* *possibly* be a new species. They said it looks like an already known species of Kitefin shark.

Thanks for the update, and apparently I was also wrong when I said they killed it because it was found dead so I am screwing up by the numbers today!

[Orphalesion]

1 minute ago, Grim Reaper 6 said:

Thanks for the update, and apparently I was also wrong when I said they killed it because it was found dead so I am screwing up by the numbers today!

I also made a mistake. They are apparently considering several identities for this shark, one possibility is some kind of kitefin shark, another possibility is an "endeavour dog shark" and it could also be a new species because it appears the several deep sea sharks look similar to each other and so it's difficult to tell.

When I first saw it I thought it was a Chimera or "Ghost Shark" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimaera

[Poncho_Peanatus]

its quite cute for a shark...

[pallidin]

Dang that's ugly.

[Stiff]

The teeth remind me of the 'slingshot' jaws of the Goblin shark. I don't think it is one though.

[Amorlind]

Deep sea shark...

[Stiff]

57 minutes ago, Amorlind said:

Deep sea shark...

Did the title give it away?

[Black Red Devil]

It's a knifetooth dogfish.

link

[WolfHawk]

Is there information on it's size anywhere?

[Golden Duck]

On 9/17/2022 at 2:57 PM, Orphalesion said:

I also made a mistake. They are apparently considering several identities for this shark, one possibility is some kind of kitefin shark, another possibility is an "endeavour dog shark" and it could also be a new species because it appears the several deep sea sharks look similar to each other and so it's difficult to tell.

When I first saw it I thought it was a Chimera or "Ghost Shark" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimaera

It could be a drop-shark.