Bright Orange Nurse Shark Spotted Off Costa Rica in Possible First Caribbean Case of Xanthism

First-Of-Its-Kind, Bright Orange Shark Spotted In The Caribbean: PHOTOS

There are orange animals in the world that blend in with their surroundings. Tigers in tall grass. Monarch butterflies in fall foliage.And then there’s this nurse shark off the coast of Costa Rica that looks like it swam straight out of a Home Depot paint bucket.The six-foot-long shark was caught during a sport fishing trip near Tortuguero National Park and immediately turned heads — for obvious reasons. Instead of the usual brownish-grey colori…

Rare Bright Orange Shark With White Eyes Spotted In Costa Rica

A fisherman experienced the catch of a lifetime by chancing upon an incredibly rare bright orange shark with white eyes on the coast of Costa Rica. The shark measuring over six feet long is said to have a rare condition which is responsible for its unusual bright orange body and white eye colour.

Extremely rare bright orange shark with white eyes discovered in the Caribbean

The shark also showed traits of albinism, including a pair of striking white eyes

First-of-Its-Kind Bright Orange Nurse Shark Recorded Off Costa Rica Makes History

This is the first-ever recorded case of xanthism in this species and in the Caribbean Sea.

First record case of free-living xanthism in the nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788) from Caribbean Sea

Xanthism, characterized by yellow pigmentation, is rare in marine species and has not been previously reported in cartilaginous fishes in the Caribbean.

Bright orange shark caught by anglers off Costa Rica: photos

Anglers on sport fishing trip snagged 6-foot-long nurse shark with orange-yellow hue, white eyes in first-of-its-kind case of xanthism for species, study said.