Goblin Shark (Mitsukurina owstoni)
Specimens in the Scientific Literature
| Locality | Year | Total Length (cm) | Sex | Depth (m) | Reference |
| Japan | 250 | Vaillant 1904 | |||
| Portugal | Bragança 1904 | ||||
| Japan | 353 | Jordan & Snyder 1904 | |||
| Japan | Jordan & Snyder 1904 | ||||
| Japan | 130 | F | Hussakoff 1909 | ||
| Japan | 116 | F | Hussakoff 1909 | ||
| Japan | (head only) | M | Hussakoff 1909 | ||
| Japan | F | Hussakoff 1909 | |||
| Japan | 264 | M | Garman 1913 | ||
| Japan | Jordan & Hubbs 1925 | ||||
| Japan | Springer & Garrick 1964 | ||||
| France | 160-220 | Quéro 1972 | |||
| France | 160-220 | Quéro 1972 | |||
| Guiana | Quéro 1972 | ||||
| Japan | 1898 | 107 | M | Jordan 1898 | |
| Japan | 1903 | >550 | Dean 1903 | ||
| Japan | 1903 | 335 | F | 274-366 | Bean 1905 |
| Japan | 1903 | 210 | F | Engelhardt 1912 | |
| Japan | 1904 | 205 | F | Glover 1976 | |
| Australia | 1906 | 117 | F | Glover 1976 | |
| Japan | 1906 | 234 | F | 366-459 | Stevens & Paxton 1985 |
| Australia | 1919 | 107 | 137 | Stead 1963 | |
| South Africa | 1966 | 116 | F | 549 | Bass et al. 1975 |
| Japan | 1967 | 132 | M | 400 | Uyeno et al. 1976 |
| Japan | 1968 | 141 | F | Uyeno et al. 1976 | |
| Japan | 1975 | 174 | F | 40 | Anon. 1979 |
| Japan | 1975 | 250 | M | 40 | Anon. 1979 |
| Western Indian Ocean | 1977 | 250 | F | 0-1,300 | Piotrovskiy & Prut'ko 1980 |
| Western Indian Ocean | 1977 | 322 | M | 0-1,300 | Piotrovskiy & Prut'ko 1980 |
| Japan | 1980 | 269 | M | 270-280 | Kobayashi et al. 1982 |
| Japan | 1980 | 191 | F | 270-280 | Kobayashi et al. 1982 |
| Japan | 1980 | 232 | F | 270-280 | Kobayashi et al. 1982 |
| Japan | 1980 | 373 | F | 270-280 | Kobayashi et al. 1982 |
| Australia | 1983 | 384 | M | 960 | Stevens & Paxton 1985 |
| New Zealand | 1984 | 101 | F | 300 | Stewart & Clark 1988 |
| Japan | 1984 | Yanagisawa 1991 | |||
| New Zealand | 1986 | 119 | M | 970-989 | Stewart & Clark 1988 |
| New Zealand | 1986 | 235 | F | 970-976 | Stewart & Clark 1988 |
| South Africa | 1988 | ±100 | 350 | Compagno et al. 1991 | |
| New Zealand | 1988 | 128 | F | 320-440 | Duffy 1997 |
| New Zealand | 1990 | 135 | F | 767-875 | Duffy 1997 |
| New Zealand | 1994 | 126 | M | Duffy 1997 | |
| California | 1998 | ±270 | M | ~30 | Ugoretz & Seigel 1999 |
