Move Over Jaws...

[Showtime]

Prehistoric Japanese Goblin Shark

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[AxlsAppetite]

ewww. looks like someone squished a hammerhead sharks.....head.

its jaw is the coolest/nastiest thing ive ever seen,

 

[Captain Planet!]

Hey look, It's Adrien Brody.

 

[Carcharodon]

One of my favorite sharks. I remember reading about it when I was little and thinking it was one of the coolest things EVER.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Hey look, It's Adrien Brody.

LOL!!!

 

[BizarroAids]

I love sharks. I find them very mysterious and appealing. But I've never heard of this one until now. It's pretty cool, and odd looking.

What is the depth these sharks can be found at?

 

[Carcharodon]

I love sharks. I find them very mysterious and appealing. But I've never heard of this one until now. It's pretty cool, and odd looking.

What is the depth these sharks can be found at?

"It has been found in waters up to 4265 feet (1,300m) deep and in waters as shallow as 311 feet (95m) to 449 feet (137m). Records indicate that the goblin could also be an oceanic species."

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/FISH/Gallery/Descript/GoblinShark/GoblinShark.html

 

[BizarroAids]

"It has been found in waters up to 4265 feet (1,300m) deep and in waters as shallow as 311 feet (95m) to 449 feet (137m). Records indicate that the goblin could also be an oceanic species."

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/FISH/Gallery/Descript/GoblinShark/GoblinShark.html

Cool, I'm having trouble viewing videos and getting links, I think my browser is messed up.

Thanks for the info. I'm definately going to do some more searching on it.

Do you like/watch Shark Week?

 

[TheGreenMeanie]

The only thing Jaws has to fear is this gem right here.

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[Carcharodon]

Cool, I'm having trouble viewing videos and getting links, I think my browser is messed up.

Thanks for the info. I'm definately going to do some more searching on it.

Do you like/watch Shark Week?

Meh, not as much as I used to. It's more of the same anymore. Shows that spew out the same facts over and over and then say, "We know nothing about these majestic, misunderstood animals!" have kinda lost their appeal.

Some of the new footage that comes out is really great, though. If I want info, I go to the literature.

 

[Carcharodon]

The only thing Jaws has to fear is this gem right here.

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Classic.

 

[TheGreenMeanie]

Yeah I finally got it working, but thanks.

 

[BizarroAids]

Meh, not as much as I used to. It's more of the same anymore. Shows that spew out the same facts over and over and then say, "We know nothing about these majestic, misunderstood animals!" have kinda lost their appeal.

Some of the new footage that comes out is really great, though. If I want info, I go to the literature.

Cool, thanks for the heads up. I agree though, seems like shark week is in repeat mode. Well, mainly when it comes to Great Whites. I'd love to see some actual new material on them, and new stories of attacks. Not that I'm wishing someone would get attacked by a Great White, but the stories and or footage of it is quite remarkable.t:

 

[The Squirrel]

They were in some deep water for it to be that black. That jaw is crazy.

 

[Carcharodon]

Cool, thanks for the heads up. I agree though, seems like shark week is in repeat mode. Well, mainly when it comes to Great Whites. I'd love to see some actual new material on them, and new stories of attacks. Not that I'm wishing someone would get attacked by a Great White, but the stories and or footage of it is quite remarkable.t:

Well yeah, even the seemingly mundane stuff can be pretty remarkable. I read an article today that was published in 2005 that said a great white journeyed from South Africa to Australia and BACK, not only covering 20,000 km (12,000+ miles) but performing the entire migration in nine months. As of now (unless there's been new published data), that constitutes the fastest migration return time of any known marine organism.

They never focus on stuff like that, though. They want sensationalism, and while they work under the guise of dispelling myths, they hardly ever actually do. I dunno. Great program to begin education about sharks in general, but as it stands if you've seen it once or twice, you've practically seen it all. :-/

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[Carcharodon]

They were in some deep water for it to be that black. That jaw is crazy.

It gets pretty dark as deep as 100 m. Light doesn't penetrate very deep into the water column, it turns out. Past 600 m, virtually no visible light from the surface penetrates.

Considering the average depth of the oceans is about 4 km, it really wouldn't need to be all that deep.

 

[The Squirrel]

It gets pretty dark as deep as 100 m. Light doesn't penetrate very deep into the water column, it turns out. Past 600 m, virtually no visible light from the surface penetrates.

Considering the average depth of the oceans is about 4 km, it really wouldn't need to be all that deep.

Cool.

 

[Carcharodon]

Cool.

Actually, now that I'm thinking about it, it was probably much shallower. AFAIK, past 150 feet deep is dangerous territory for a diver. My bet is that the footage was taken at night, probably not past 50 meters depth.