This Sixgill shark was captured on video this morning when the team dove to recover the Eye-In-The-Sea camera system.


This six-gill shark was captured on video this morning when the team dove to recover the Eye-in-the-Sea camera system. These sharks, marked by six gills instead of the more common five, have been observed over 1,800-m deep.

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