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Frilled Shark

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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.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Eel-like body with gill filament tips forming a fleshy frill 1
Scientific Name
Chlamydoselachus anguineus 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Chondrichthyes, Taxa
Source Frilled Shark (Wikidata)

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Chlamydoselachus anguineus (Animal Diversity Web)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Chile

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Mexico

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New Zealand

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Norway

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Portugal

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South Africa

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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.
  • Lead section
    To live on a diet of cephalopods, smaller sharks, and bony fish, the frilled shark practices diel vertical migration to feed at night at the surface of the ocean.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
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2. FishBase: Chlamydoselachus anguineus (FishBase)
FishBaseHuman uses
Quote, Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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3. Frilled Shark (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Chondrichthyes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Chlamydoselachus anguineus
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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5. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Chlamydoselachus anguineus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • In Biome: Marine, Habitat Regions
    Habitat Regions temperate temperate tropical tropical saltwater or marine saltwater or marine
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Wikidata: Frilled Shark
Wikidata Q194312, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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