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‘Face of a demon’: Beastly goblin shark comes up from the deep

February 4, 2015 at 3:25 p.m. EST
(Courtesy of Merimbula News Weekly)

The "creepy" looking beast is said to have "a face of a demon," with a dagger-shaped snout and nail-like fangs that jut out from its extendable jaws.

Its skin is pinkish-grey, its body soft and flabby.

It's called the goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni), and it's rarely seen by humans, instead lurking in deep waters, usually off the coast of Japan.