A GIANT first-of-its-kind shark has been reeled in off the coast of Costa Rica. The exceedingly rare shark, measuring in at over six feet long, exhibited a rare pigmentation condition causing it to ...

A shimmering yellow-orange shark hauled from the Caribbean waters off Central America has forced scientists to rethink what ...

A speckled hind ( Epinephelus drummondhayi) caught off the coast of North Carolina in the Gulf of Mexico was diagnosed with albino-xanthochromism in 1978; and a bulletin describing an ...

A flash of gold in the watery depths is not what most divers, fishers, or beachgoers expect to see. Even if you’re a seasoned gold hunter, the ocean is not usually the first place one thinks of, ...

The depths of the Caribbean host a spectacular array of marine life—including this nurse shark featuring vivid orange scales and cloudy white eyes. Last year, anglers on a fishing trip near Costa Rica ...

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An angler in Central America recently caught a rare orange shark while fishing in Costa Rica. Garvin Watson, who lives in Costa Rica, told USA TODAY he reeled in a 6-foot, 6-inch nurse shark with ...

A shark with a striking orange appearance caused by a rare skin condition has been caught off the coast of Costa Rica. The nurse shark, which measured more than six feet long, stood out from the ...