hmmm... me thinks that should probably be a lot deeper than they are filming at and they probably got it up to film it.... which is not so kool, but that certainly is one wierd jaw adaptation and ive never seen it before....
WOW!!! Goblin Shark..
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goblins are by far one of my favourite sharks. whats made them adapt to look like that?
brilliant and intriguing
brilliant and intriguing
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http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/ecology/deepsea-goblin.htmchloe_21;2887938; said:
The front end of the Goblin Shark is impressively adapted to capturing deep-sea prey. Its teeth are slender with smooth-edged blades, making them ideal for grasping slippery-bodied prey that is small enough to swallow whole. The jaws are loosely slung and highly protrusible, greatly increasing the predators reach. The Goblin Sharks basihyal (tongue) is large and highly mobile, while its throat and gill muscles are at least somewhat expandable. By coordinating jaw-protrusion, basihyal elevation, throat and gill muscle expansion, the Goblin Shark can create a sudden pharyngeal vacuum powerful enough to hoover up all but the strongest-swimming of prey. Understood in a functional context, the Goblin Sharks apparently bizarre features seem remarkably efficient and even sensible.
