EDINBURGH, Scotland, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- During a recent deep sea survey, marine biologists working with Scottish research agency Marine Scotland hooked a rare species of shark.
The false catshark (Psuedotrakias microdon) -- sometimes called the sofa shark for its paunchy, pillow-like body -- hadn't been seen in 15 years. Many Scots likely don't know the shark lives in the waters off the Scottish coast.