The Goblin Shark, is a deep-sea shark, the only living species in the family Mitsukurinidae.
The most distinctive characteristics of the goblin shark is the unorthodox shape of its head. It has a long, trowel-shaped, beak-like snout, much longer than other sharks’ snouts. And the color of its body is mostly pink with long protrusible jaws. When the jaws are retracted, the shark resembles a pink grey nurse shark.
Mitsukurina owstoni or Goblin Shark is found in the deep ocean, far below where the sun light can reach at depths greater than 200 m. They can be found throughout the world, from Australia in the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico in the Atlantic Ocean. They are best known from the waters around Japan, where the species was first discovered by modern science.
Goblin Sharks can be feed with a selection of living organisms in deep waters. Like, deep-sea squid, crabs and deep-sea fishes.
Last January 25, 2007, a rare goblin shark was caught alive in Tokyo Bay, only to die within days.
Officials from Tokyo Sea Life Park discovered the 4.3-foot-long creature during an expedition with local fishermen. The shark had been snarl in fishing nets 500 to 650 feet deep.
But the animal died on the morning of January 27 after being put on display for the public.After it died, it was dissected for further studies.
Little is known about the mysterious goblin shark, which normally stays near the bottom of the ocean.
According to a park official, Dead goblin sharks are caught from time to time, but rarely seen alive.
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