According to the Shark Research Institute, there are more than 400 species of sharks. These animals, like all species, belong to a certain scientific classification.

Goblin sharks are found throughout the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans and like to stay near the sea floor at depths from ...

It's getting tougher to list species under the Endangered Species Act, especially for the lesser-known creatures with less public appeal. ... But does anyone lose sleep over the goblin shark, ...

Rare as Gold. Goblin sharks, the common name for Mitsukurina owstoni, are a reclusive and somewhat mysterious species.They make their home in the deep ocean, as far down as 1,300 meters (4,300 ...

Goblin sharks look like nightmare hallucinations: They have pink skin, beady eyes, ... which is very vague—usually that’s not how species records are described. Advertisement.

A deep-sea drama is unfolding in the world of shark science. An exciting scientific record of a rare species in a new place might actually just be a photo of a plastic toy.

The Northwest Pacific, including waters off Japan and Taiwan, is thought to be a hotspot of this species: after a strong earthquake off northern Taiwan in 2003, over 100 goblin sharks were caught ...

Commercial anglers made waves in science circles after snagging a super rare, nearly 2,000 pound “goblin shark” while trawling for fish off the coast of Taiwan.

Last year, scientists described a weird goblin shark in a scientific journal despite never setting eyes on it. Experts now question the review process that approved the study.