Fishermen accidentally stumbled upon a rare deep-sea shark and filmed it
An unexpected encounter took place off the coast of the Canary Islands near the city of San Cristobal de la Laguna. A deep-sea fish surfaced next to the boat of fishermen Ramon and Marcos.
The men admitted that at first they did not even understand what kind of animal it was. “When it appeared, we had no idea what it was. We thought it was a swordfish because of its snout, but then we realized it was not one,” Ramon said in an interview with a local TV channel.
The fishermen caught the strange fish, filmed it, and released it. Only later, after searching the Internet, did they realize that they had caught a goblin shark, which is sometimes called a goblin shark because of the long beak-like growth on its snout above the jaws.
These fish are found all over the world, but usually live at depths of more than 200 meters. According to local media, a goblin shark has been spotted for the first time in history near San Cristobal de la Laguna.
