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A strange shark was found recently by scientists in the deep sea off the coast of Taiwan. The scientists pulled four of the viper dogfish sharks known as Trigonognathus kabeyai during a fish survey. Three out of the four died instantly after capture, but one survived for about 24 hours after which it died too.
(Photo : George Desipris)
Description of The Viper Dog Fish Sharks (Trigonognathus kabeyai)
Trigonognathus kabeyai is a strange-looking shark with a distinctive glowing belly, creepy, glass-like eyes, ink-black with gnarly, needle-like teeth and a protruding jaw.
The tiny shark has pointed teeth and a glowing underside, it also has slender canine-like teeth that are well spaced. This feature differentiates it from other sharks that have teeth designed to cut and shred. The tiny shark measures between 7 to 21 inches and is benthopelagic, meaning it lives close to the bottom or mid-depths of the ocean. It feeds mainly on bony fish and crustaceans as revealed by a Journal of Ichthyologic Research in a 2003 study.