Greenland Sharks

http://i.imgur.com/eZ9LwTD.jpg
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37047168

Researchers used radiocarbon dating to determine the ages of 28 of the animals, and estimated that one female was about 400 years old.
The team found that the sharks grow at just 1cm a year, and reach sexual maturity at about the age of 150.
The research is published in the journal Science.
Lead author Julius Nielsen, a marine biologist from the University of Copenhagen, said: "We had our expectations that we were dealing with an unusual animal, but I think everyone doing this research was very surprised to learn the sharks were as old as they were."
The former vertebrate record-holder was a bowhead whale estimated to be 211 years old.
But if invertebrates are brought into the longevity competition, a 507-year-old clam called Ming holds the title of most aged animal.

How old do they have to be before they can legally buy alcohol?

The shark is often colonized by the parasitic copepod Ommatokoita elongata, which attaches itself to the shark's eyes.[13][14]

Ommatokoita elongata is a 30 mm (1.2 in) long pinkish-white parasitic copepod, frequently found permanently attached to the corneas of the Greenland shark and Pacific sleeper shark.[1][2][3][4] The parasites cause severe visual impairment, but it is thought that the sharks do not rely on keen eyesight for their survival.[3]

ALSO DELICIOUS*

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A1karl

*not really

i was talking about these to guy in the pub last night. already knew about them because they turn up in Endless Ocean 2 being hard.

But if invertebrates are brought into the longevity competition

Lol labour party amirite

'Ommatokoita elongata' would be an excellent name for a noize/ambient band

The patch cables grow 1cm each year and all the songs take 150 years before they get loud

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xhfJRdwHnU