Goblin Shark
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| Class | Chondrichthyes |
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| Family | Mitsukurinidae |
| Scientific name | Mitsukurina owstoni |
| Conservation status | Least Concern (Population stable) |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Did you know | There is only 1 living species of Goblin shark: Mitsukurina owstoni. |
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| ID | 1064784 |
About Goblin Shark
The goblin shark is a rare species of deep-sea shark. Sometimes called a "living fossil", it is the only extant representative of the family Mitsukurinidae, a lineage some 125 million years old.