- Goblin Sharks are named after goblins from Japanese folklore.
- They live along continental shelves in the bottom of the ocean.
- They are pink in color and can be up to twelve feet long, weighing almost half a ton.
- They have a very long, flat, narrow snout that is disproportionately large at birth.
- Their bodies grow faster than their noses, so the snout eventually grows into proportion.
- Inside their snout are electroreceptors called ampullae of Lorenzini that help them sense the heartbeats of prey.
- Their teeth look like fangs, and their jaw is connected to ligaments that allow it to thrust out up to three inches to seize prey.
- They have small fins, a weak skeleton, poorly-developed muscles, and poor eyesight.
- They are the only living representative of the Mitsukurinidae family, existing for over a hundred million years.
- Scientists know little about them; they are likely solitary and active primarily in mornings and evenings.
- Their extendable jaw gives them an advantage in catching fast-moving prey like teleost fish and squid.
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