The pale ghost shark (Hydrolagus bemisi) is a shortnose chimaera of the family Chimaeridae. It is endemic to New Zealand waters.
Estimations of growth and age have only been attempted for a quarter of the species known. This species has a medium-sized body with a tapered whip-like tail. Its length is up to 1.12 m. It can be distinguished from H. novaezealandiae and H. homonycteris as it has a pale silvery colour with no patternation or spots. Estimates suggest that they can live between 15 and 22 years, although the lack of data still makes this unreliable.
This species is endemic to New Zealand and can commonly be found from the West Norfolk Ridge to the Campbell Plateau at depths of between 400 and 1100 m.
In June 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified the pale ghost shark as "Not Threatened" with the qualifier "Conservation Dependent " under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.
