Beneath the Surface The Ocean is a miraculous place filled to the brim with foreign creatures and wondrous wildlife. From the Great Orcas of the Antarctic waters to the minuscule plankton, these marine life conquer the ocean's depths, but it's not just the creatures that reside here. Coral occupy their fair share of space upon the ocean's floor filling the waters with their glamour and residential charm for those in search of shelter. There are the downsides to a corrupted ocean such as ours; continuous melting of the ice caps and the pollution plaguing the water. Nevertheless, we will explore these waters and learn about all the wonders of the vast sea and find out the inexplicable beauty that lies beneath the surface. While other planets …show more content…
Creatures such as the Goblin Shark have adapted to the darkness, ambushing their prey with its extendable jaws almost as long as their snout, and holding up to 35-53 rows of upper teeth and 31 to 62 rows of lower teeth. As astonishing as oceanic life goes, goblin sharks are not easy on the eyes. Their long snout protruding from its forehead is a clear sign that it differs from other sharks. It’s known that they are the last living member of a family of sharks known as the Mitsukurinidae, believed to exist before the dinosaurs, therefore deemed a living fossil The Goblin Shark It was first discovered off the shore of Japan in 1898 by Alan Owston who later gave it to Dr. Kakichi Mitsukuri, not knowing what to do with it he gave it to American scientist David Jordan, deeming it a new species names Mitsukurina Owstoni, honoring the two men who gave it to him. Other than these few facts, not much is known about the Goblin Shark and most likely will remain a mystery for quite some time. The Goblin Shark extendable …show more content…
The male on the other hand who is quite smaller in size, has decided it had no use for these adaptations, instead it spends its whole life in search of a female.This is called a permanent parasitic mate. When a male comes across the female in the darkened abyss, it bites onto her with his sharp teeth. Over time he will physically fuse with the female, attaching to her bloodstream and skin, losing his eyes and internal organs in the process. The Frilled shark In Tokyo,Japan 2007, a fisherman alerted the Awashiwa Marine Park Officials that he spotted ‘a very unusual eel with needle like teeth’ This very specimen was later identified as the Frilled Shark,cousin to the Goblin Shark. Like the Goblin shark, the Frilled Shark is also titled a living fossil due to the fact that it has had little evolutionary changes over the past millions of years. These Sharks have been known to show up around places south to Australia, usually found around the Pacific Ocean. They have around 300 teeth in total, each tooth backward, acting like a hook to trap struggling prey and devour them whole,usually specializing in squids. Another key The Frilled
Blacktip Reef sharks are unique organisms that appear as the way their name describes it. The sharks have black tips on its caudal and dorsal fins, as well as angled saw-like teeth and a round and small snout. Other fins that this fish has is its two pectoral fins, pelvic fin, and an anal fin. These sharks can grow to be six to seven-feet long and have white bellies and dark backs, this allows the shark to disguise itself with the obscured seafloor and the lighter ocean surface.
The great hammerhead shark is one of approximately ten related species found throughout the temperate and tropical regions. These include the bonnethead, scalloped hammerhead, and smooth hammerhead. The great hammerhead is found in coastal warm temperate waters between 40°N and 37°S latitude and within depths of 300m
The facts are in you can identify an anglefish by .that anglefish can grow from 6 to 24 inches long they get their name from their beauty and grace, marine anglefish are common in Florida and the Caribbean. Some anglefish masked like the emporer anglefish and young marine anglefish they both have vertical stpes on them, the regal anglefish is color- crazed including the half moon anglefish, blue anglefish, and the rocky beauty, the young french anglefish will let divers come closely to them so that they can show off their pretty colors,fersh water anglefish live in slow moving waters they grow to six inches long they look ghost like. To identify a sea goblin look for their pink ugly unappling skin it looks like an alien but with
Sharks have been in existence for more than 300 million years. Their evolution occurred over 150 million years earlier than that of the dinosaurs. Most of the existing fossil data of early sharks was collected from fossilized teeth together with several skin impressions. primitive sharks (Cladodonts) , had teeth which were double-pointed, up to 2metres in length, ate fish as well as crustaceans, and existed approximately 360 million years ago.
lives in the deep water with only little light.The goblin shark has a long nose, and it has wicked teeth,and it is purple. they suck up there prey and then they crush there dinner. Japan has known about the goblin shark for 100 years. That goblin shark looks ugly.
The world is home to many living things, the majority of life on earth though is living in the ocean with a percent of 94%. Since the beginning of the 1800s, man has been mapping the great oceans and what’s in them, but no more than 90 years ago have we started to look deeper. The ocean hasn't been completely explored, but with the advances in ocean exploration technology, scuba diving’s, and with those finds of strange creatures and treasures along the way.
The largest ever recorded was 79 inches. It has narrow upper and lower teeth. Male adults commonly have sharper teeth than females. They have about 28 teeth in the upper jaw and 27 in the lower jaw. They are beige or brown in color on the dorsal fin and white on the belly. Each of its fins have black tips at the end of them which is where it gets its name. The black tip reef shark mainly eats small fish such as mullet and invertebrates such as shrimp.
The great hammerhead shark, also known as Sphyrna mokarran, is a pelagic shark and is found world wide in
Sharks do not have skeletons, but just cartilage. Also their jaws can move independently without any of their other body parts. It allows them to have a stronger hold on their prey. Sharks have oil in their liver that allow them to eat less often. So when they eat us up, they must be really hungry. Their fins help them feel vibrations of other creatures so that they can get into position to pounce on their prey.
The sea goblin have tiny sharp teeth.
Did you know that in Apirl,2014 a fisher man cought a pink creature.They took a picture of the creature and they tosted back in the water.They showed it to their manger and he said you just found a goblin shark!There are many ways that the sea goblin and the angil fish are different.They are compared with there colors.Their abilides to stay close to people and stay away from people.
Sharks’ skeletons are not made out of bone like other fishes. Their skeletons are cartilaginous, which means it’s made out of cartilage. “Cartilage is a strong fibrous substance that is softer than bone” (Zoom Sharks). This same material is in our ears and nose. The skeleton is specifically made so that the shark can hunt, migrate, and survive in their habitat (sharksinfo.com). Their skeleton allows them to be lighter, and paired with their lack of a swim bladder, it allows them not to sink making it to easy maneuver (shakrinfo.com). When it comes to muscles, there are two types. Red muscle, and white muscle. Red muscle is short contracting
A shark has multiple rows of teeth. The mouth of sharks is in the front of the head. In some species, sharks teeth are replaced as much as once a week. Some sharks have teeth used to crush and grind. These are some what like what humans have. They also have sharp teeth. These can be compared to incisors that humans have. These types of teeth are very important to sharks because they are carnivores and depend on their teeth in order to eat their prey. A sharks body in covered by scales which cover their bodies. These scales make the skin of a shark very rough and strong.
Sharks have been in our oceans for almost 450 million years. Those millions of years of evolution have allowed many different shark species to develop abilities, and to become perfect predators.
jaw structure. The teeth are actually modified, enlarged placoid scales. The teeth aren’t anchored in the jaw; they are just embedded on the gums. Unfortunately, when the great white shark eats on its prey, it sometimes loses or breaks the tooth by the flesh. Luckily, sharks have developed a special feature that enables it to replace its missing tooth. They have developed rows of teeth, each tooth moving up to replace the missing one. A whole broken row of teeth can be replenished, just like a conveyor belt. Each tooth, though, has a different shape, changing according to its necessity. The great white has triangular, serrated-edged teeth anywhere from one to two inches long. With this feature, the shark is able to tear through the flesh for its meal. The jaw of the shark is made up of strong bone tissue. It must be very powerful because the shark is designed for feeding.