The rare catch is a frilled shark, a species more than 80 million years old. "We couldn't find a fisherman who had ever seen one before," South East Trawl Fishing Association member Simon Boag told News.com.au.
The Commonwealth of Scientific and Industrial Research explained the shark was caught by a fishing trawler off the coast of Austrialia.
“It looks like it’s from another time,” Boag continued. “It was not a shark to show your children before bed.”
The ‘living fossil’ looks more like an eel until you see the 300 teeth tightly packed into 25 rows.
“Once you’re in that mouth, you’re not coming out.”
The creepy creature is normally found at depths of 1500 meters, and is not considered a danger to the public.
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