This chain dogfish with its effective camouflage was imaged around 450 meters (1,476 feet) during Dive 10 of the Windows to the Deep 2018 expedition. This is one of the few species of sharks that can 'breathe' while sitting motionless, instead of needing to continuously swim.
Chain Dogfish
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Windows to the Deep 2018. Download larger version (jpg, 1.7 MB).
This chain dogfish with its effective camouflage was imaged around 450 meters (1,476 feet) during Dive 10 of the Windows to the Deep 2018 expedition. This is one of the few species of sharks that can 'breathe' while sitting motionless, instead of needing to continuously swim.
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