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Scholars and fishermen had a surprise during an experience on the northern shore of Bahia (1). Looks like a prehistoric animal… looks like silicon… it has only fat on … this one you cannot eat!. And you really cant, Its a fish with a weird flesh, doesnt have skin or scales, from the head to the tip of the tail is formed by a mass that looks more like gelatin, It was captured during a research trip of the TAMAR Project (2), the technicians were testing circular hooks which wouldnt incur the risk of killing sea turtles, suddenly the animal was hooked. When I saw that completely different creature I was spooked, and I dove into the water… I felt ill. These are the images recorded by Guy Marcovaldi when the fish approached the surface already barely alive, it was 1,000 meters deep at 15km from Praia do Forte North littoral of Bahia.Researchers believe that the Brazilian coast have at least 150 species of unknown fishes the most recent discoveries were of small animals, this is the first time on something at this size.It weights around 40 kilos and its about the size of a tall man.1,83m.Small eyes, large mouth and barely visible teeth, the oceanographer Claudio Sampaio confirms that there are no records of this fish on any scientific publication.To find such a completely new creature like this, for science its a rare jewel, a fish that has never been seen before by the human race.The fish will be preserved in formaldehyde and shall become part of the collection of the Federal University of Bahia, for the biologists, the challenge will be greater than a mere identification, theyll have to discover in which regions of the Atlantic lives this rarity.

(1) Bahia is a state located at the northeast part of Brazil
(2) TAMAR is a Brazilian non-profit organization that studies sea turtles
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