To capture prey, the slow swimming, deep sea goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) can transition from unprotruded jaws (top) to fully protruded jaws (bottom) in about 300 milliseconds—a tactic ...

When the prey is located, the goblin shark uses the natural buoyancy provided by its liver to float silently towards its victim. A pair of extendable jaws then lunge for the pray.

Science Goblin shark, rare deep-water species, caught off U.S. coast Goblin sharks can live at depths of more than 1,300 metres CBC News · Posted: May 05, 2014 5:50 AM PDT | Last Updated: May 5, 2014 ...

These features give the goblin shark an otherworldly appearance. Marcos and Ramón were fishing at a depth of around 900m/2,952 feet when they spotted the creature.