1. Goblin Sharks are named after goblins from Japanese folklore.
2. They live along continental shelves in the bottom of the ocean.
3. They are pink in color and can be as long as twelve feet, weighing almost half a ton.
4. Their snout is very long, flat, and narrow, with electroreceptors called ampullae of Lorenzini to sense prey.
5. Their jaw is connected to ligaments that allow it to thrust out up to three inches to seize prey.
6. Main disadvantages include small fins, weak skeleton, poorly-developed muscles, and poor eyesight.
7. It is the only living representative of the Mitsukurinidae family, existing for over a hundred million years.
8. Scientists believe they are solitary and probably active primarily in the mornings and evenings.
9. Their extendable jaw gives them an advantage in catching fleeing prey like teleost fish and squid.
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