Scapanorhychidae

Scapanorhychidae

[‚skap·ə·nō′rik·ə‚dē]

(vertebrate zoology)

The goblin sharks, a family of deep-sea galeoids in the isurid line having long, sharp teeth and a long, pointed rostrum.

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