Prehistoric Very Rare Shark Discovered and Photographed Alive

Flaring the gills that give the species its name, a frilled shark swims at Japan's Awashima Marine Park on Sunday, January 21, 2007. Sightings of living frilled sharks are rare, because the fish generally remain thousands of feet beneath the water's surface.

Spotted by a fisher on January 21, this 5.3-foot (160-centimeter) shark was transferred to the marine park, where it was placed in a seawater pool.

"We think it may have come to the surface because it was sick, or else it was weakened because it was in shallow waters," a park official told the Reuters news service. But the truth may never be known, since the "living fossil" died hours after it was caught.

Strange Weird Fish Compilation

This is the famous Batfish. As you can see it looks like it had put lipstick on its lips. Roaming through aquatic life is an interesting journey. It's a journey full of unexpected discoveries; every single day a new species are discovered in the deep blue waters.

Recently, they also discovered new life forms in the freezing waters. Scientists say that they discovered only about 30% of life in the aquatic atmosphere. I don't know what to expect other than what we've already seen.

This week is the Aquatic Week. I will be posting videos and pictures of new fish and species discovered in the watery life. I will also be posting few prehistoric forms of life and explaining them bit by bit. I will not forget to share rare photos and strange aquatic life forms. I hope you will enjoy this week.

Weird Fish with Transparent Head Discovered - Video

The Pacific Barreleyes Fish is a magnificent fish having a transparent head and a normal semi-bloated body. You can see clearly the two green lens-like structures inside the head. The fish was discovered since 1939, pictures were taken in 2004 and the story with the pictures was released on the February 23, 2009. National Geographic news featured the story of the fish.

The fish was discovered off California's central coast by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI).This is the first specimen to be found with it's transparent head intact. What's more surprising and strange about this fish is that the small beads at the front side of its head aren't actually its eyes. The eyes are the big lens-like green structures inside its dome. Scientists discovered that the eyes can pivot, like a birdwatcher pointing binoculars.