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Dive 05: Colorful Chimaeras
Video courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Windows to the Deep 2018. Download larger version (mp4, 32.8 MB).

Ghost shark, ratfish, spookfish, or rabbitfish – doesn't matter what you call them, chimaeras are always a favorite fish to see during dives. During Dive 05 of the expedition, we encountered these two particularly colorful chimaeras while exploring "Stetson Mesa South" at ~700 meters (2,296 feet) depth. Most closely related to sharks, chimaeras are cartilaginous and have no real bones. They are known to only live in deep water.

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