1 Instituto Español de Oceanografia, Centro Oceanografico de Vigo, Spain 2 Coordinadora para o Estudio dos Mamíferos Mariños (CEMMA), Spain The goblin shark Mitsukurina owstoni Jordan, 1898 ...

Of the many types of sharks, deep sea sharks are definitely the most distinctive looking! Because deep in the darkest parts of the oceans, at unimaginable depths, live some of the most unusual and ...

The goblin shark’s jaws extend dramatically when feeding. Image via Wiki Commons. The ocean’s a weird place full of bizarre but fascinating creatures — the goblin shark is definitely one of ...

It’s from the Mitsukurinidae family, which has an ancient lineage stretching back 125 million years.

Fishers who caught the deep-sea shark originally planned on selling it to a restaurant, but the Taiwan Ocean Artistic Museum obtained the specimen and plans on displaying it. When you purchase ...

Dubbed a “living fossil”, goblins sharks are the only surviving member of the Mitsukurinidae family, a lineage of shark dating back 125 million years old. The prehistoric beast has a ...

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In the Gulf of Mexico, this strange fish has also been discovered in fishing nets. Around 125 million years ago, in the late Mesozoic epoch, the Mitsukurinidae family first emerged. This was around ...

Very little is known about the goblin shark, which is thought to be related to an ancient group of sharks (the Mitsukurinidae). Dead ones have been caught on occasion, but there are only a handful ...