In Mexico, a VERY tiny, juvenile male pocket shark has been discovered for the second time ever recorded! The adorable little swimmer is only 5.5 inches - 14 centimeters - in length and weighing only HALF an ounce - 14.6 grams)!
The shark was found in 2010, however it was only identified recently by Mark Grace of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). Mark stated "Discovering him has us thinking about where mom and dad may be, and how they got to the gulf,"
The last time a pocket shark was discovered was all the way back in 1984, 32 years ago, in the Nazca Submarine Ridge in the southeast Pacific Ocean. Although called the parker shark, this shark probably wouldn't fit in an average pocket, it actually got their name by the orifice located above it pectoral fin.
This is definitely the cutest shark I have ever seen, I would 100% love to own one!!
Xoxo P
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