The pointy-nosed blue chimaera was named for Alaskan artist Ray Troll, who loved the species so much that his artwork immortalized it. However, Troll was not the only one curious about this strange ...

Only in recent decades have researchers found that the fish have been gliding through the sea floors for hundreds of millions of years. Brit Finucci Chimaeras, or ghost sharks, are one of the most ...

Researchers from New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) were responsible for the finding the specimen. The NIWA researchers found the chimaera, known as "ghost ...