A fisherman from Satpati village in Palghar discovered a baby shark, about six inches in length, with two heads in his by-catch on Friday.
Indian fisherman Nitin Patel was fishing the waters of Maharashtra in western India when he paused to take a look at his net.
He discovered a strange looking creature with two heads and took a few pictures, but didn't realise how rare the animal was and threw it overboard.
Mr Patil later realised how unusual the catch is and shared the images with the Marine Fisheries Research Institute who could only find two other cases of a double-headed shark in India on record.
CMFRI scientists and other marine biologists confirmed it was a very rare documentation and could be the first along the Maharashtra coastline for a double-headed shark species.
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Indian fisherman Nitin Patel was fishing the waters of Maharashtra in western India when he paused to take a look at his net.
He discovered a strange looking creature with two heads and took a few pictures, but didn't realise how rare the animal was and threw it overboard.
Mr Patil later realised how unusual the catch is and shared the images with the Marine Fisheries Research Institute who could only find two other cases of a double-headed shark in India on record.
CMFRI scientists and other marine biologists confirmed it was a very rare documentation and could be the first along the Maharashtra coastline for a double-headed shark species.
“Our records show that double-headed sharks are very rarely reported along the Indian coast.
This species appears to be the embryo of the spadenose shark (Scoliodon laticaudus) from the Carcharhinidae family or a sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon species).
Both are viviparous [birthing live young which have developed inside the body of the parent], and are common in Maharashtra waters,” said Dr Akhilesh KV, scientist, ICAR-CMFRI, Mumbai
Mr Patil said: "We do not eat such small fish, especially sharks, so I thought it was strange but decided to throw it anyway.
"We have never seen anything like this before.
Mr Patil said: "We do not eat such small fish, especially sharks, so I thought it was strange but decided to throw it anyway.
"We have never seen anything like this before.
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