African frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus africana) fish species and African frilled shark information

Scientific Name
Chlamydoselachus africana

Common Name
African frilled shark

Biology
An external morphologically similar looking, smaller-sized Chlamydoselachus (to at least 1170 mm TL) with a proportionally long head length 17.3?17.9% TL, prepectoral length 15.1?17.7% TL, predorsal fin length 62.6?64.5% TL, head height 6.2?8.6% TL and width 6.6?8.9% TL, broad interorbital width (5.7?6.4% TL) and internarial width (3.9?4.8% TL), mouth broad (6.0?8.1% TL), gill openings long, analcaudal fin space (0.2?1.3% TL), pectoral fin length (8.8?9.6% TL), pelvic fin length (11.6?15.4% TL), meannumber of upper tooth rows (x = 28.8), pectoral mesopterygial radial counts (7), metapterygial radial counts (8), anal fin radials (30), total vertebral counts (147), MP vertebral count (18), DP count (76), DC count (52), MP/DP transition just posterior to the pelvic fins, spiral intestinal valve counts 26?28 (Ref. 81930).

Classification

Classified By

Ebert & Compagno, 2009

Class

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchii)

Order

Frill and cow sharks (Hexanchiformes)

Family

Frilled sharks (Chlamydoselachidae)

Distribution

Region

Southeastern Atlantic

Distribution

Southeastern Atlantic: Angola to Namibia (Ref. 81930).

Range

12°S - 27°S, 13°E - 16°E

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

300 m

Depth To - meters

1400 m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 300 - 1400 m (Ref. 81930)

Trophic Level

s.e. 0.00 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

99.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries:

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated

African frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus africana) fish species and information / pictures of African frilled shark - Chlamydoselachus africana

African frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus africana) fish species information

Classification

Distribution

Environment

Physical Size and Genetics

Human Uses and Population