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Frilled shark from 600 meters under the sea

(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-01-25 07:41

A frilled shark, rarely seen alive because its natural habitat is 600 metres or more under the sea, is seen in this photo released by the Awashima Marine Park in Numazu, south of Tokyo January 24, 2007. The primitive shark was caught and filmed at the Japanese marine park after receiving a call from a fisherman at a nearby port on Sunday when he came across the odd-looking eel-like creature with a mouthful of sharp teeth. [Reuters]