'Wildly Different' Shark That Can Live for Centuries at Risk

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A mysterious species of shark that lives at depths of up to 6,000 feet is at risk of being overfished.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration researchers have unpicked some of the mysteries surrounding the biology and life cycle of the rare and elusive sleeper shark.Pacific sleeper sharks live in the depths of the ocean, spending most of their time as deep as 6,600 feet below the surface, and are thought to be some of the longest-lived animals in the world.

Additionally, genetic data showed that rather than there being three different species of Pacific sleeper shark, all the specimens in the Pacific are likely from a single type.'We used to think there were three large species in the genus: Pacific sleeper shark, southern sleeper shark, and Greenland shark,' Matta said. 'Now we know the southern sleeper shark is not genetically distinct.

 

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