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Frilled shark ©
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Systematics |
Phylum: Vertebates (Chordata)
Class: Carlilagenous Fishes (Chondrichthyes)
Order: Frilled and cow sharks (Hexanchiformes)
Family: Frilled sharks (Chlamydoselachidae)
Genus: Chlamydoselachus (Chlamydoselachus)
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Name |
Scientific: | Chlamydoselachus anguineus |
German: | Krausenhai |
English: | Frilled shark, Lizard shark, Scaffold shark |
French: | Requin lezard |
Spanish: | Tiburón anguila |
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Appearance |
Eel-like shark with 6 gill slits, the lower ends of the first slits are nearly connected to each other across the throat. Snout extremely short with a terminal mouth. One dorsal fin.
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Distribution |
Wide-ranging with patchy distribution. Eastern Atlantic: Norway, Scotland, Bay of Biscay, Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Mauretania, Madeira, Angola, Namibia and South Africa. Western Pacific: Japan, Australia. Eastern Pacific: Southern California, northern Chile.
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Biology |
A more bottom-oriented species (benthic) of the outer continental shelves, at depths between 120 m and 1300 m. Sometimes found at the surface too.
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Feeding |
Feeds on bony fishes and small sharks.
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Size |
Maximum size about 200 cm, average size about 150 cm to 170 cm.
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Reproduction |
Aplacental viviparous (ovoviviparous). 8 to 12 pups per litter. Size at birth about 40 cm. Males reach sexual maturity at 95 cm, females at 135 cm.
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Similar Species |
No similar species.
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Endangerment |
Status in the IUCN
Red List(Version 2001):
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NT (Near Threatened) |
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Danger to Humans |
Harmless.
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