Goblin Shark Facts: Nightmare of the Deep | Animal Fact Files

Goblin sharks might look like a nightmare, but there's so much to learn about them! This episode of Animal Fact Files discussed goblin shark facts. Let's dive into some learning about the goblin shark! These sharks are also known as imp sharks, elfin sharks, and tenguzame. Goblin sharks resemble the Japanese mythical creature the tengu. Goblin sharks inhabit water between 400 and 4,000 feet (122-1220m) deep. The stomach contents of studied specimens have revealed a diet of squid, fish, and crustaceans such as isopods. A goblin shark’s back teeth are made for crushing these hard-shelled animals.

Scientific Name: Mitsukurina owstoni
Range: potentially worldwide
Size: believed to reach at least 18 feet (5.49m) at max size, average size potentially between 10 (3.05m) and 13 feet (3.96m)
Diet: squid, fish, and crustaceans such as isopods
Lifespan: unknown

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Goblin Shark NAMES 0:00
Goblin Shark RANGE 0:28
Goblin Shark HABITAT 0:52
Goblin Shark HUNTING 1:18
Goblin Shark DIET 1:37
Goblin Shark JAW 2:00
Goblin Shark APPEARANCE 2:32
Goblin Shark SIZE 2:55
Goblin Shark THREATS 3:13
Goblin Shark SPECIES 3:23
Thanks / Outro 3:35
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Image and Video Credits:
Dianne Bray / Museum Victoria - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
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Miyazaki Y, Teramura A, Senou H - https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/3...
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Kurzon - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
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Research Credits:
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/...
https://www.sharks.org/goblin-shark-m...
https://www.fishbase.de/summary/Mitsu...
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/dis...
https://australianmuseum.net.au/gobli...
http://www.marinebio.org/species.asp?...
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/ink...
https://books.google.com/books?id=cxx...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scapano...
https://books.google.com/books?id=0jJ...
https://link.springer.com/article/10....
https://link.springer.com/article/10....
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1656...[0189:FROTGS]2.0.CO;2
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