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[-] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

And what does it eat? What teeth does it have?

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Chimaeras, also known as rat fish, or ghost sharks, include three living families and a little over 50 species of surviving holocephalans. These fishes move by using sweeping movements of their large pectoral fins. They are deep sea fish with slender tails, living close to the seabed to feed on benthic invertebrates. They lack a stomach, their food moving directly into the intestine.