Goblin sharks from the bay of Tokyo

On January 25, 2007, a rare goblin shark caught by fishermen in the bay of Tokyo. These living fossils died two days later. With the head of the strange and fearsome teeth, this fish has attracted the attention of scientists from around the world. Here's a brief history of this mysterious ancient sharks.


Little is to be learned from this monster that is usually only live on the ocean floor. Goblin sharks are named scientifically Mitsukurina owstoni is an ancient shark that had been considered extinct. He can be identified from the shape of his head which has a long bulge out from the forehead. Besides the scary teeth adorn the mouth. Goblin sharks can grow up to 3.3 meters long and weighs 159 kg.

These sharks are generally found only in the deep ocean, far below the glare of the sun, more than 200 meters below sea level. They can be found in the waters around the world, from Australia to the Gulf of Mexico. But the people know them mainly from Japanese waters, the place where modern science to find them for the first time.

The first discovery of these sharks can be traced to 1898, when a specimen was caught in the Sagami Sea, near Yokohama, Japan. It is estimated there are about 24 species associated with these sharks. Japan's scientific name that smell, Mitsukurina owstoni, was first given by David Jordan who received the first specimens of this fish from a zoologist named Kakichi Mitsukuri Uiversitas Tokyo. While the name of respect owstoni a collector named Alan Owston wild creatures that also get fish from a Japanese fisherman

 
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