But when the goblin shark spilled out of his trawling net full of royal red shrimp, Moore felt “disbelief.” “First thing I told them boys was, ‘Man, he’s ugly! Looks prehistoric to me ...

While fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, shrimpers pulled up a rare and horrifying creature: a goblin shark. This is only the second goblin shark to ever be found in the Gulf of Mexico. While they are ...

So why do goblin sharks have such an "ugly" reputation? Unfortunately, Skipjack explained, most of the goblin shark pictures that go viral online are images taken of them when they're dead.

It is currently the largest 'Goblin shark' caught in Taiwan," the Taiwan Ocean Artistic Museum explained in a translated Facebook post, showing the shark's characteristically ugly face.

You never know what you might catch while trolling in the deep: Commercial anglers made waves in science circles after snagging a super rare, nearly 2,000-pound “goblin shark” while trawling ...

Last year, scientists described a weird goblin shark in a scientific journal despite never setting eyes on it. Experts now question the review process that approved the study. When you purchase ...

At top, the suspicious specimen photo. Below, a picture of an actual, verified goblin shark. Screenshot: Giannis Papadakis / Nicolas Straube / Mediterranean Marine Science / Gizmodo A deep-sea ...

But recently, scientists reported the discovery of what they said was a goblin shark that had washed ashore on a Greek beach. Their announcement of the find last year in the journal Mediterranean ...

But when the goblin shark spilled out of his trawling net full of royal red shrimp, Moore felt “disbelief.” “First thing I told them boys was, ‘Man, he’s ugly! Looks prehistoric to me ...

But when the goblin shark spilled out of his trawling net full of royal red shrimp, Moore felt “disbelief.” “First thing I told them boys was, ‘Man, he’s ugly! Looks prehistoric to me ...