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Goblin
Shark
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The goblin
shark, Mitsukurina owstoni, is a deep sea
shark that can be easily identified by its elongated
and flattened snout. The Japanese fishermen who caught
the first specimen of Mitsukurina in the Black Current
off Yokohama called it tenguzame, which means goblin
shark. It got its name from its bizarre and scary
appearance - it looks weird and different from other
sharks. It has a long head, small eyes and five short
gill openings. The mouth is large and parabolic in
shape. Its body is soft and flabby and it has a long
caudal fin without a ventral lobe. The pectoral fins
are short and broad and the two dorsal fins are small,
rounded and equal in size. The goblin shark has a
long protrusable jaw with long slender teeth, and
is a pinkish white color with bluish fins. The goblin
shark is a deep ocean bottom-dwelling shark that
is rarely seen at the surface or in shallow coastal
waters. They can be found throughout the world, from
Australia to the Gulf of Mexico. They are best known
from the waters around Japan, where the species was
first discovered. Goblin sharks feed on a variety
of organisms that live in deep waters, including
deep-sea squid, crab and fish. Goblin sharks hunt
by sensing the presence of prey with electro-sensitive
organs in the rostrum, or snout, due to the absence
of light in the deep waters where it swims. Once
a shark finds its prey, it suddenly protrudes its
jaws, while using a tongue-like muscle to suck the
victim into its sharp front teeth. No pregnant goblin
shark has been caught but they are assumed to be
ovoviviparous, where their eggs mature and hatch
inside the mother's body and the shark ejects live
young.
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Picture of goblin shark,
Mitsukurina owstoni, specimen, a deep sea
shark
Picture #: 000657 |
Image of Dr. Eugenie
Clark on right with goblin shark,
Mitsukurina owstoni, specimen, deep sea
shark, Japan. Dr Eugenie Clark is a well-known shark
researcher also known as The Shark Lady.
Picture #: 009909 |
Stock photo of goblin
shark,
Mitsukurina owstoni, specimen, deep sea
shark, Japan
Picture #: 009910 |
Photo of goblin shark,
Mitsukurina owstoni, deep sea shark, diorama
Picture #: 020272 |
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Photo of of goblin shark,
Mitsukurina owstoni, deep sea shark, lateral
view, pen and ink illustration
Picture #: 067264 |
Stock photo of goblin
shark,
Mitsukurina owstoni, deep sea shark museum
specimen, Izu, Japan
Picture #: 063530 |
Image of goblin shark,
Mitsukurina owstoni, specimen, deep sea
shark
Picture #: 000658 |
Picture of Dr. Eugenie
Clark on left with goblin shark,
Mitsukurina owstoni, specimen, deep sea
shark, Japan. Dr Eugenie Clark is a well-known shark
researcher also known as The Shark Lady.
Picture #: 077185 |
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