NANFA-- Goblins in the Gulf

Hoover, Jan J ERDC-EL-MS (HOOVERJ_at_wes.army.mil)
Fri, 12 Jul 2002 11:35:54 -0500

The rare and mysterious goblin shark has been found near the coast of LA-MS.
You can read about its capture in the newest issue of Southeastern
Naturalist:

Parsons, G.R., G.W., Ingram, Jr., and R. Havard. 2002. First record of the
goblin shark, Mitsukurina owstoni, Jordan (Family Mitusukurinidae) in the
Gulf of Mexico. Southeastern Nat. 1(2): 189-192.

This is the second record of this fish in U.S. waters (the first was in
California in 1999).

The goblin shark was discovered near Japan approximately 100 years ago.
Only a few specimens have been collected, most from Pacific waters. The
fish is very unusual because of its color (bubble-gum pink) and its
prominent rostrum. The article by Parsons et al. includes photographs but
they are B*W.

You can read more about it here:

http://www.reefquest.com/lamnoid_profiles/m_owstoni.htm
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