Unlike all but its close relatives, the new demonic catshark has bright white eyes
CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection
A species of shark native to the waters off northwestern Australia, researchers have described a new species to science thanks to a set of mysterious ribbed eggs.
The findings are the culmination of a story that began in 1983 in Rowley Shoals, Western Australia. That August, researchers collected some strange, empty shark egg cases from about 450 meters below. In 1989, researchers found another egg case with an embryo inside. The case sported a solid…
