Meet the demon catshark, a new deep water dwelling species with ghostly white eyes discovered off the coast of Australia

• A new species called the demon catshark has been discovered off the coast of Australia.
• The first found of its kind, the shark has ghostly white eyes and is likely an opportunistic hunter.
• A researcher in the discovery told Insider they tracked 40-year-old egg sacks to identify the shark.

After 40 years of searching, researchers at the CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection have finally identified the mysterious creature leaving unique egg sacks in the deep water off the country's coast, discovering a new species in the process.