Image: Goblin Shark caught off Sydney

A 3.84 m long Goblin Shark caught by the FRV Kapala at a depth of about 950 m, off Sydney, New South Wales, 22 August 1983 (AMS I.24053-001).

Photographer:

John Paxton

Rights:

© Australian Museum

Common name:

Goblin Shark

Scientific name:

Mitsukurina owstoni

Family:

Miksukurinidae

Order:

Lamniformes

Last Updated: 26 October 2010

Tags fishes, ichthyology, Goblin Shark, Mitsukurina owstoni, Mitsukurinidae,