The Goblin Shark ( NL: De Koboldhaai )



The goblin shark, Mitsukurina owstoni (Jordan, 1898), is a bizarre, sinister-looking creature. Growing to a length of over 3.8 m, it has a soft, flabby body, pinkish-gray color, and has a peculiar, blade-like snout overhanging long, highly protruding jaws with with slender, fang-like teeth. The jaws are highly specialized to rapidly extend and quickly snap up small prey.

A Goblin shark in a Tokio aquarium:


The goblin shark has long, sharp teeth in the front of its jaws used to capture prey; the upper teeth are slightly longer than the lower teeth. The teeth in the back of the mouth are smaller and used to crush prey. As with other sharks, the teeth are located in rows that rotate into use as needed.

Goblin Shark in the wild attacking divers:

Wikipedia links:
ENG: Goblin Shark
NL: Koboldhaai