A Spotted Ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei) that was photographed while scuba diving in Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The Spotted Ratfish is a relatively shallow dwelling chimaera that is found in the northeast Pacific Ocean from Alaska to northern Mexico. Their vertical range (depth) is approximately 0 to 3000 feet or 1000 meters. Chimaeras are cartilaginous fishes like sharks and rays. They are also refered to as ghost sharks.
Waiting to ambush a prey, a Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) rests on a rocky reef In Barkley Sound on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Photographed while scuba diving.
