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Off the coast of Albania, fishermen caught a special white ghost shark. He is distinguished by a rare genetic disease that has given him a unique appearance.
The lead author of the study and director of Sharklab ADRIA in Albania, Andrej Gajic, shared that this is the first time that leucism has been observed in a shark species.
He noted that this genetic disorder differs from albinism in that it does not result in the complete absence of melanin and red iris, but instead allows for normal iris pigmentation, reports Noi.md with reference to .
In the pictures you can see the pallor and the unusual coloring of the shark. The scientists found that the pigment anomaly did not affect his physical health, the publication pointed out.
According to the researchers, pigmentation disorders in deep-sea sharks are extremely rare, only 15 cases in different species have been recorded in history.
