See the first time this mysterious ghost shark was caught on camera.

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Some were captured enjoying a meal, while others were caught on camera for the very first time. In some of National Geographic’s favorite shark videos, explore the underwater life of the creatures that have prowled Earth’s seas for some 400 million years.

Previously discovered in the deep sea near Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia, researchers observed the pointy-nosed blue chimaera in the North Pacific for the first time in 2009 (see video above).

This footage was captured by a remotely operated vehicle as far as 6,700 feet below the ocean surface. Only recently were experts able to confirm that these fish were the same species as the ones that were

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