The sharks are also capable of having abnormally long lives. In 2016, researchers found a specimen that had been cruising deep beneath the Arctic seas for the past 392 years. Goblin Shark ...

Photo of the rare prehistoric deep-sea goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni), in Yilan, a fishing port in Nanfangao. It is currently the largest goblin shark ever recovered in Taiwan.

Goblin sharks have adapted to life in the deep sea. Their long snout senses prey and extendable jaws gobble up fish and squid.

Goblin Sharks are found in the deep waters off Japan, Australia, and the Gulf of Mexico, usually at depths of 800 to 3000 feet. Their unusual appearance and deep-sea habitat contribute to their ...

Although information about them is limited, the main threat to goblin sharks is deep-sea longlining and trawling, when they get swept up as bycatch for commercial fishing.

There are some sharks, however, that swim so deep in the ocean that people know little about these predators. In recent years, technology has helped scientists better understand deep-sea sharks. Learn ...

Pacific sleeper sharks were spotted in the South China Sea - 1,800 miles from home - offering new clues about deep-ocean ...

Chad Collins and "Sharksploitation" director Stephen Scarlata talk goblin sharks, conservation, and what makes a good shark movie.

Commercial anglers made waves in science circles after snagging a super rare, nearly 2,000 pound “goblin shark” while trawling for fish off the coast of Taiwan.

Researchers withdrew work allegedly documenting the first goblin shark in the Mediterranean Sea, after others pointed out suspiciously toy-like features.