Shark with face ‘not even mother would love’ spotted at sea by scientists

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A shark with a face "not even a mother would love" has been spotted at sea by some of the world's leading marine scientists.

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Live goblin sharks were captured swimming in their natural deep-sea environment for the first time in recorded history, ending decades of mystery surrounding these ancient predators.The remarkable spot, made by research teams from Australia and Hawaii, were published in the Journal of Fish Biology in a landmark moment for marine science.Prof Alan Jamieson, director of the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre and co-author of the study, likened the extraordinary discovery to encountering the near-mythical colossal squid."They've captured the imagination of so many people, but we've never really seen them alive," he said.

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We actually know virtually nothing about them."The species has existed for approximately 125 million years, making it a genuine "living fossil" that swam alongside dinosaurs.The two sightings occurred thousands of kilometres apart in the...

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