Rare baby ghost shark discovered

WELLINGTO, Feb 16 (BBC): New Zealand scientists have discovered a rare baby ghost shark, a little-known species of fish that lives in the shadowy depths of the ocean.
Ghost sharks - also known as chimaera - are rarely spotted, and sightings of their young are even more uncommon.
The newly-hatched shark was collected at a depth of about 1.2km (0.7 miles) underwater near the South Island.
Scientists say the find deepens understanding of the juvenile stage of the species.
Calling it a "neat find", Dr Brit Finucci, a member of the team, said the discovery was made by accident while conducting a research trawl of underwater populations.
"Deep water species are generally hard to find, and like ghost sharks in particular, they tend to be quite cryptic," she told the BBC. "So we just don't see them very often."
The scientists from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research believe the baby shark had recently hatched as its belly was still full of egg yolk.
The embryos of ghost sharks develop in egg capsules laid on the sea floor, and they feed off a yolk until they are ready to hatch.