This shark lives off of the Australian and New Zealand coast. That hoe-shaped snout has been endowed with a variety of sensory organs that allow it to better hunt down its prey. The large pectoral fins are for propulsion through the water, and the bucktooth look is for awkward yearbook photos.
Thanks for the photo, Lee.
Don't feel too bad, dude. I haven't heard about it either.
ReplyDeleteIt is silly-looking!
Me three, never heard of it, either! It looks sooooooo weird and funny!
ReplyDeleteYou can't even look at it without imagining it saying "DURRR... Doop de durr"...
ReplyDeleteTechnically, it's not a shark, it's a type of chimaera. Closely related to sharks, though.
ReplyDelete"DURRR... Doop de durr" I laughed good. Damn, glad you posted. Elephant shark now has a better reason to smile.
ReplyDeleteP.S: Have you noticed its... Vagoo?
ReplyDeleteLooks like a Dork Fish to me.
ReplyDeleteDorkfish! What'd you catch 'em with?
ReplyDelete"Corndog."
Actually, I don't think that's a vagoo. It looks more like claspers, a dual set of copulating organs that male sharks have. The name comes from an old belief that the males used them to hold on to the female while mating.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, that means that boy sharks have two penii.
You remember the Warner Brothers cartoons with the goofy vulture? Why do I have this shark using that same voice! LOL
ReplyDeleteCowsharky--Here's what my face looked like when I read your comment:
:-' :-I :-o 8-O :-S !!
--TwoDragons
Yeah, looks like a Chimaera to me.
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimaera