The Goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) is a bottom-dwelling predator that is up to 11 feet (3.3 m) long; it has jaws that protrude easily.

The Goblin Shark is an unusual-looking fish which lives near the bottom in marine waters down to about 1200m in depth. It is easily recognised by its shovel-like snout , flabby body and tail with a weakly developed lower lobe.

Goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) Copyright Richard Ellis 1997 The Japanese fishermen who caught the first specimen of Mitsukurina in the Black Cur rent off Yokohama called it tenguzame, which means goblin shark. This has become its common name, although very few people besides ichthyologists and shark-book authors ever get a chance to use it. The shark is extremely rare, found only in deep ...