The goblin shark was accidentally caught using bottom trawling, and was going to be sold to a restaurant until the Taiwan Ocean Artistic Museum claimed it.

Prior reports indicate that six pups were removed from the body of the shark, but that number has risen. Like an anti-mogwai, you pull a goblin shark out of the water, and they just keep multiplying.

A trawler has landed a 1,760-pound (800 kilograms) goblin shark pregnant with six pups off the northeast coast of Taiwan — the largest goblin shark ever caught in those waters.

The goblin shark was pregnant with six babies, or pups, the museum said in a June 15 Facebook post. The pups were between about 3.9 and 4.2 feet long and each weighed about 8 pounds.

The goblin shark was pregnant with six babies, or pups, the museum said in a June 15 Facebook post. The pups were between about 3.9 and 4.2 feet long and each weighed about 8 pounds.

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.

Fishermen in Taiwan found something unusual in their nets this week: a 1,760-pound goblin shark pregnant with six pups.

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Freakish goblin shark captured near Taiwan A rare goblin shark with “evil fangs” has been discovered off the coast of Taiwan and will soon be displayed in a museum.

To kick it off, here are 17 fun facts about sharks: 1.The goblin shark has the fastest fish jaws in the ocean. It's the only shark with jaws that extend forward — at the speed of 10 feet per second!

Freakish goblin shark captured near Taiwan A rare goblin shark with “evil fangs” has been discovered off the coast of Taiwan and will soon be displayed in a museum.

Freakish goblin shark captured near Taiwan A rare goblin shark with “evil fangs” has been discovered off the coast of Taiwan and will soon be displayed in a museum.