Comments on: New video of rare goblin shark

By: Georgia Fly Fishing

Georgia Fly Fishing — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:43:42 +0000

Whoa…200 meters? I didn’t think specimens of that size existed in this day and age. I wonder if it’s really true about it perishing because of the temperature more than the pressure because it doesn’t seem feasible. I understand when you stated that because they are water-based that they will not feel the effects of the degree of pressure on their bodies, but I find that there has to be another angle on this. You figure these wildlife live in that depth for their entire lives and feed on those above them who perish and/or scraps from predator’s victims. They almost don’t need eyesight since it’s practically pitch-black below 100 feet. There has to be some sort of gas production going on in their bodies (not to the extent of humans I know) through their bladder to achieve a level of weightlessness in the water, right?

By: Goblin Shark Bites Scuba Diver (Mitsukurina owstoni) at Cephalopodcast

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By: billy bob

billy bob — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:24:52 +0000

Oh man, i really wish people would leave goblin sharks alone, they die WAY to easy, and there endangered as it is!! Dont mess with em.

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 03:41:13 +0000

keilyn: Sorry, don't have any pictures or video to send to you. These sharks are pretty rare. However, you can try contacting these people:

Or just follow the links in the post to see something for free.

By: keilyn

keilyn — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 01:55:25 +0000

i would love if you sent me some pictures of goblin sharks and videos

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:36:37 +0000

shark Ch1ck: Great name! You are right, goblin sharks are collected with more frequency around Japan. But the Florida Museum of Natural History indicates that they may be widely distributed around the globe:

The deep-water goblin shark is thought to be widely distributed. Specimens have been seen in the Atlantic off the coast of Guyana, Surinam, French Guyana, France, Madeira, Senegal, Portugal, Gulf of Guinea, and South Africa. It has also been reported in the western pacific off Japan, Australia and New Zealand. In the Indian Ocean it is found in South Africa and Mozambique. It was recently recorded in the United States near San Clemente Island off the coast of California as well as in the northern Gulf of Mexico south of Pascagoula, Mississippi. Few specimens have ever been caught making it one of the rarest species of sharks.

So it is still rare, but it might be because we have not explored enough.

By: shark ch1ck

shark ch1ck — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 23:42:10 +0000

I’m not sure that its unusuall to find one of these sharks by tokyo bay because i read they are found in the bay of japan which is right near tokyo. :~)

By: Just Shelley » Note to Japan: Perhaps a different methodology is in order

Just Shelley » Note to Japan: Perhaps a different methodology is in order — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 03:35:09 +0000

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cephalopodcast.com » Blog Archive » Rare goblin shark caught — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:09:33 +0000

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