A fisherman in the Gulf of Mexico got more than he bargained for when hauling in a shrimp net last month: a shark so rare that only a few have ever been spotted and a face so hideous only a mother could love it. The goblin shark, sometimes called a living fossil because it is the last surviving species of the Mitsukurinidae family, lives deep under water and has a long, ultra-sensitive snout hiding a mouth full of knife-like teeth. No one has seen one for at least 10 years, so it’s no wonder that when the fishermen discovered the prehistoric-looking beast in their net, they scratched their heads, snapped a picture and then threw the thing back into the deep. Read the rest of Florida Fishermen Stumble Across a Horror from the Deep – the Rare Goblin Shark Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Goblin shark , goblin shark Carl Moore , goblin shark caught , goblin shark caught alive , goblin shark caught by fishermen , goblin shark Gulf of Mexico , goblin shark living fossil , goblin shark located , gulf of mexico fishing , Gulf of Mexico shrimp , living fossils , Mitsukurinidae family , rare animals , rare shark , unusual sea animals , unusual sea creatures
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Florida Fishermen Stumble Across a Horror from the Deep – the Rare Goblin Shark
