Imagine something crossed between the Loch Ness Monster and a lantern fish with those giant cage-like teeth… got it? I promise you, what these fisherman pulled from the dark depths of the Gulf of Mexico is more beastly and freakish than the image in your head. Patience, I shall reveal the horror shortly. Like most deep-water species, looks are pretty darn low on the list of priorities for these Goblin Sharks. In spite of their frightening and intriguingly freakish appearance, this species is very rare and of huge excitement to biologists who specialise in this area. CNN reported
He has a face only a mother could love — a mother who lives 1,000 to 3,000 feet under water and voraciously feeds on live squid and fish.
Perhaps this should read: a face only a mother and a marine biologist specialising in deep-water fauna could love. Nevertheless, here’s the picture for you to come to your own verdicts. For more info (for the budding marine biologists and shark mothers among you) click the pic or the link below.
[Source] CNN
