Animal of the week - Frilled Shark

Author: Tars Tarkas  //  Category: Science

Frilled Shark
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Hexanchiformes
Family: Chlamydoselachidae
Chlamydoselachus anguineus
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The frilled shark, Chlamydoselachus anguineus, is a primitive shark species found in the deep water. The sharks are usually found at depths of between 50 m and 1,500 m. They typically eat squid, other sharks, and deepwater bony fish
YouTube of the Jan 27 2007 sighting of an individual:


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