noun
goblin shark
A deep-sea shark species with a distinctive elongated snout. The name is derived from the Japanese zoologist Kakichi Mitsukuri.
ミツクリザメは深海に生息する珍しいサメです。
The goblin shark is a rare shark that lives in the deep sea.
水族館でミツクリザメの標本を見た。
I saw a specimen of a goblin shark at the aquarium.
Named after the Japanese zoologist Kakichi Mitsukuri (箕作佳吉). The kanji 箕作鮫 literally means 'Mitsukuri shark'.