Source: The Guardian/Lauren Smith
Earlier this year a recent species of deep water shark, Etmopterus lailae, was discovered in waters surrounding the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Measurements of external features, and teeth,vertebrae and intestines, along with specific external markings and patterns confirmed that it was indeed a recent species – a member of the lanternshark family. Lanternsharks more…
Source: theterramarproject.org