Shark goblin. The most unusual of the sharks. (7 photos, video)

Very lovely creature;)




Shark goblin really unusual creature. Looking at the picture it becomes clear why it is so called - it looks like a monster from a horror movie. It has alternative names, such as goblin shark or shark rhinoceros. We'll tell you more about this amazing deep-creation

With shark-goblin managed to face a few times, I know about it very little. This slow deep sea shark, which lives at a depth of 200 meters and above in the seas around the world. Goblin sharks have been observed in the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and most of the Atlantic. They are often caught in the waters around Japan, where they were first discovered



Name goblin shark - translation of the Japanese word tenguzame, this is how the Japanese fishermen called her. The name arose because of goblin tengu from Japanese folklore, which had a long nose, like the face of a shark



These sharks feed on a variety of organisms that live in deep waters. They eat fish, including other sharks, and can reach a length of 3-4 meters (perhaps there are larger specimens, but the longest discovered the goblin shark was 3.8 meters in length). They also feed on crustaceans and squid, octopus and cuttlefish. Goblins several rows of teeth, some of which are designed to catch prey, while others serve to to crack the shell of crustaceans. The front teeth are long and smooth edged, while the rear teeth adapted to razgryzaniya



Up to 25% of body weight goblin shark - it's her liver. This contributes to the buoyancy of the sharks, which, like all sharks, devoid of the swim bladder. These sharks are hunted, feeling the presence of the production because of the particular sensitivity of the bodies they have poor eyesight due to the lack of light at great depths. As soon as the shark finds its prey, it suddenly pops its jaw muscles using similar language to grab the victim in their sharp front teeth



Very little is known about the life of the goblin shark and its reproductive habits. Only 45 copies of creating been described in the scientific literature. As mentioned above, the shark can grow to a length of 3 meters and weigh more than 150 kilograms. Pink color, unique among sharks, is due to blood vessels under her translucent skin. The ribs have a slightly bluish



January 25, 2007, the goblin shark length of 1.3 meters was caught in Tokyo Bay at a depth of 150 - 200 m. Later in April, the number of sharks were seen swimming in the shallow waters in the Sea of ​​Japan. This is the first time that this species was found in the shallow waters



This video is clearly seen as shark jaws Rhino grabs his arm diver