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GOBLIN SHARK
Mitsukurina owstoni
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Goblin shark is a rarely-seen, slow-swimming shark. This shark's snout is quite unusual; it is long, flat, and very pointed.
Goblin Shark Mitsukurina owstoni
One of the strangest-looking of all deep-water sharks, the goblin shark is pale pink, with a flabby body, tiny eyes, and a long, flattened, bill-like snout.
Goblin Shark, Mitsukurina owstoni, Australian Museum
Biology of the Goblin Shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) - ReefQuest Centre for Shark Research
Ellis, Richard The Book Of Sharks. Alfred A. Knopf, 1996 ...
The Goblin shark is a very old animal from the evolution point of view. It is spread in the waters of the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean. Despite its wide distribution it is very rare to see this shark.
The Family "Goblin sharks"
Only one species represents this family, the goblin shark, Mistukurina owstoni. It is a very unique, unmistakable shark, with a very long head that is as long or slightly shorter than the trunk.
A Goblin Shark in the tank area
A Golden Weedfish at North Bondi
A Golden Weedfish found at Lord Howe Island
A Goldsaddle Goatfish at Papua New Guinea
A Goldsaddle Goatfish at the Cod Hole
A Goldspecked Prawngoby and shrimp ...
Order Lamniformes (16 marine species): sand tiger shark, goblin shark, crocodile shark, megamouth shark, thresher sharks, basking shark, mackerel sharks, Great White shark, Mako shark
Order Hexanchiformes (5 marine species): frill sharks, cow sharks ...
LAMNIFORMES
sand tiger sharks, goblin sharks, crocodile sharks, mackerel sharks, megamouth sharks, basking sharks, thresher sharks
GREAT WHITE SHARK ...
commonly known as mackerel sharks (which may also refer specifically to the family Lamnidae). It includes some of the most familiar species of sharks, such as the great white shark, as well as more unusual representatives, such as the goblin shark ...
Sawsharks have elongated snouts, Thresher sharks have a tremendously elongated upper tail fin which they use to stun prey and Hammerheads have extraordinarily wide heads. The Goblin Shark has a large, pointed protuberance on its head, ...
 See also: Shark, Whale, White Shark, Whale Shark, Tiger
  
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