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Monster shark fished, the mystery of the "prehistoric" specimen

A new marine fish has emerged from Australian waters. Fisherman Trapman Bermagui, who lives and works in Sydney, caught and photographed it last Sept. 12, sharing the photo on his Facebook profile in search of someone who could unravel the mystery. Instagram star fisherman Trapman Bermagui shared photos of the fish, asking followers, users and experts to clear their doubts: what species could it be? Indeed, the appearance of the small shark is as disturbing as it is unusual: very large, almost human eyes. Sharp teeth and protruding jaw, monstrous.

foto Facebook Trapman Bermagui
A mysterious marine fish was caught off the coast of Sydney, Australia.
foto Facebook Trapman Bermagui
Fisherman Trapman Bermagui, who lives and works in Sydney, caught and photographed it last Sept. 12
foto Facebook Trapman Bermagui
The mysterious shark has a decidedly unusual, almost "prehistoric" appearance, and was swimming in very deep water about 650 meters deep
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But what species is it?
According to Dean Grubbs, director of the Coastal and Marine Laboratory at Florida State University, the species turns out to be a Centroscymnus owstoni, a dogfish.
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The theories are numerous
For Professor Christopher Lowe, director of the Long Beach Shark Laboratory at California State University believes instead that it is "a deep-water kite shark, already spotted in the waters of Australia."
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