The large mouth is parabolic in shape. The jaws are very protrusible and can be extended almost to the end of the snout, though normally they are held flush against the underside of the head. …

A goblin shark’s top and bottom teeth are attached to ligaments, or bands of skin tissue, tucked into its mouth. When prey is just out of reach, the shark extends the elastic tissue out of...

Its streamlined bulk, soft pink body, and blue-tipped fins are capped off by an almost comically long snout that overhangs an underslung mouth. Though that mouth’s many needle-like teeth …

The large mouth is parabolic in shape. The jaws are very protrusible and can be extended almost to the end of the snout, though normally they are held flush against the underside of the head. …

The jaw of a Goblin shark shoots out during prey capture at a maximum velocity of 1.6 m/s for the upper jaw and 3.14 m/s for the lower jaw. Other species known for their strike velocity and …

Named after the mythical goblin creatures in Japanese Folklore, Goblin Sharks live up to the name. They have very long and narrow snouts filled with extremely sharp and needle-like …

With between 35 to 55 rows of upper teeth and 31 to 62 rows of lower teeth, the goblin shark’s mouth is a veritable arsenal of dental weaponry. The teeth near the jaw midpoint, known as …

What makes the rarely seen Goblin Shark, Mitsukurina owstoni, so unusual is its bizarre ‘alien-like’ jaw mechanism. As its jaws close, two ligaments are stretched. The act of opening the …

The Goblin Shark has a shovel-like snout, flabby body, and a tail with a weakly developed lower lobe. One of the distinctive features of the Goblin Shark is its protrusible mouth. The mouth …

The goblin shark’s mouth is a marvel of the deep sea, an intricate anatomical mechanism that seems almost otherworldly. This rare species, often referred to as a ‘living fossil’, is notorious …