goblin shark
mitsukurina owstoni latin

Thus, the goblin shark appears to forage for food both near the sea floor and far above it.

Little is known about goblin shark reproduction, as a pregnant female has yet to be found and studied.

The goblin shark has been caught in all three major oceans, indicating a wide global distribution.

Its pharyngeal jaw was inspired by that of the goblin shark.

Several goblin shark specimens were described as separate species from 1904 to 1937, none of which are now considered valid.

Given the depths at which it lives, the goblin shark poses no danger to humans.

The only known living species is the goblin shark, Mitsukurina owstoni.

Since it is not a fast swimmer, the goblin shark may be an ambush predator.

Goblin sharks are hardly ever seen by humans.

Small numbers of goblin sharks are unintentionally caught by deepwater fisheries.

Goblin sharks may fall prey to the blue shark (Prionace glauca).

The pinkish-gray goblin shark is a very pale shark.

The goblin shark eats shrimp, squid, and lots of other fish types, and usually sharks.

The goblin shark has a distinctively long and flattened snout, resembling a sword blade.

Goblin sharks are very mysterious.

Various anatomical features of the goblin shark, such as its flabby body and small fins, suggest that it is sluggish in nature.

The goblin shark feeds mainly on teleost fishes such as rattails and dragonfishes.

It contains one extant species, the goblin shark (M. owstoni) and more extinct species.

Although observations of living goblin sharks are scant, its anatomy suggests that it leads an inactive and sluggish lifestyle.

Meanwhile, a tremor unleashes a group of prehistoric goblin sharks who begin to devour swimmers along the beach.

As the last member of an ancient lineage, and one that retains several "primitive" traits, the goblin shark has been described as a "living fossil".

The two envision the shark to have a long and very narrow skull, creating a long nose akin to the modern day goblin shark.

Mitsukurina owstoni (Goblin shark)

The black scabbardfish (Aphanops carbo) fishery off Madeira also takes two or three goblin sharks annually.

Anomotodon is an extinct genus of shark related to the extant goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni).

The only known living species is the goblin shark, Mitsukurina owstoni.

Thus, Jordan named the shark Mitsukurina owstoni in honor of these two men.

Goblin Shark (Mitsukurina owstoni)