article_snippet: With its fleshy snout, nail-like teeth and flabby pink body its wouldn't look out of place in a science fiction film, but the shark described as an 'alien of the deep' has been found off Australia's southeast coast and delivered to the Australian MuseumSydney.
article_snippet: The prehistoric-looking goblin sharks live on deep sea bottoms and little is known about The prehistoric-looking goblin sharks lives.
article_snippet: the shark had died by the time the shark was handed over, but the shark was still a priceless asset as only four of The prehistoric-looking goblin sharks have been acquired by the Sydney museum - the first two collected back in the 1980s.
article_snippet: A goblin shark with a long flattened snout covered with pores is shown at the Australian Museum . '
article_snippet: The Australian Museum's fish collection manager Mark McGrouther said The Australian Museum's fish collection manager Mark McGrouther was 'thrilled' to handle the shark, which is found in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.
article_snippet: The Australian Museum shows off a goblin shark, a rare sea creature described as an 'alien of the deep' The latest goblin shark specimen, from which tissue samples have been taken for genetic testing, will be preserved by The Australian Museum and made available for research.
highlights_snippet: The prehistoric-looking goblin sharks live on deep sea bottoms .
  
highlights_snippet: The dead body of the shark was given to the Australian Museum .
  
highlights_snippet: It was only the fourth goblin shark to be given to the Australian Museum .
  
highlights_snippet: The prehistoric-looking goblin sharks were collected back in the 1980s .