- Goblin Sharks are named after goblins from Japanese folklore and live along continental shelves in the ocean’s bottom.
- They are pink, large (up to twelve feet), and weigh almost half a ton.
- Their most distinctive feature is a very long, flat, narrow snout with electroreceptors called ampullae of Lorenzini that sense prey heartbeats.
- Despite poor eyesight and small fins, they have an extendable jaw with fang-like teeth that can thrust out up to three inches to catch prey like teleost fish and squid.
- They are solitary, slow-moving, and likely active in mornings and evenings.
- They are the only living representative of the Mitsukurinidae family, existing for over 100 million years.
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