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goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni)
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Ecological Illustration of goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni)
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Mitsukurinidae

goblin shark

Mitsukurina owstoni

Translucent pink skin and an extending snout

  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • South America
  • Elongated
  • Large

goblin shark is known from Western Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in deep water.

Class
Sharks and Rays
Order
Mackerel Sharks
Family
Mitsukurinidae
Genus
Mitsukurina
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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