Goblin shark: Deep-sea 'living fossil' specimen donated to Australian Museum

A recently donated goblin shark specimen will go on show at the Australian Museum in Sydney. It comes by way of Michael McMaster of the Merimbula Aquarium in New South Wales, having been caught in January by fisherman in Green Cape off the NSW southern coast.

The deep-water goblin shark is rarely seen. The pink, in parts almost translucent, fish is considered a "living fossil" as it is the only extant member of a prehistoric family of sharks, the Mitsukurinidae, that stretches back 125 million years, Storyful writes.

----------------------------------------­---------------------

Welcome to TomoNews, where we animate the most entertaining news on the internets. Come here for an animated look at viral headlines, US news, celebrity gossip, salacious scandals, dumb criminals and much more! Subscribe now for daily news animations that will knock your socks off.

For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS

Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt-WqkTyKK1_70U4bb4k4lQ?sub_confirmation=1

Visit our official website for all the latest, uncensored videos: http://us.tomonews.net
Check out our Android app: http://bit.ly/1rddhCj
Check out our iOS app: http://bit.ly/1gO3z1f

Stay connected with us here:
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS
Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS
Google+ http://plus.google.com/+TomoNewsUS/
Instagram @tomonewsus http://instagram.com/tomonewsus