The frilled shark, also known as the lizard shark, is one of two extant species of shark in the family Chlamydoselachidae. It is considered a living fossil for its primitive, eel-like physical traits, including a dark brown color, amphistyly and a body up to about 2 meters long with dorsal, pelvic and anal fins located toward the tail, and its common name derives from the fringed appearance of the six pairs of gill slits at its throat.
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Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceEel-like body with gill filament tips forming a fleshy frill 1 Scientific NameChlamydoselachus anguineus 1 Conservation Status Sources
1. Frilled shark, Wikipedia
Lead paragraph
The frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus), also known as the lizard shark, is one of the two extant species of shark in the family Chlamydoselachidae
Description section
the extended tips of the gill filaments create a fleshy frill, hence, the frilled shark name
system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
The two species of frilled shark are distributed throughout regions of the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, usually in the waters of the outer continental shelf and of the upper continental slope, where the sharks usually live near the ocean floor, near biologically productive areas of the ecosystem.
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
View the Source2. Frilled Shark (Wikidata)
WikidataStatements section, conservation status (P141)Quote, Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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