Frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) fish species and Frilled shark information

Scientific Name
Chlamydoselachus anguineus

Common Name
Frilled shark

Biology
An uncommon primitive shark found on outer continental and insular shelves and upper slopes, usually between 120 and 1,280 m but occasionally caught at the surface. Feeds on other sharks, squid and bony fish. Ovoviviparous , litter size ranges from 2 to 10. Not dangerous but teeth are sharp enough to inflict lacerations on the hands of the unwary scientist examining its mouth. Incidental in bottom trawl catches and utilized as fishmeal and as food fish.

Classification

Classified By

Garman, 1884

Class

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchii)

Order

Frill and cow sharks (Hexanchiformes)

Family

Frilled sharks (Chlamydoselachidae)

Distribution

Region

Wide-ranging but with patchy distribution. Western Indian Ocean

Distribution

Wide-ranging but with patchy distribution. Western Indian Ocean: off South Africa. Western Pacific: off Japan to New Zealand. Eastern Pacific: southern California, USA to northern Chile. Eastern Atlantic: northern Norway to northern Namibia, possibly the eastern Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Three specimens have been recorded from the western Atlantic.

Range

74°N - 58°S, 169°W - 180°E

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

1570 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 0 - 1570 m , usually 120 - 1280 m

Trophic Level

4.21 s.e. 0.46 Based on diet studies.

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

200 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: minor commercial

Vulnerability

Very high vulnerability (82 of 100)

Resilience

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec=2)

Threat To Humans

Traumatogenic (Ref. 247)

IUCN Red List Status

Near Threatened (NT)

Frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) fish species and information / pictures of Frilled shark - Chlamydoselachus anguineus

Frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) fish species information

Classification

Distribution

Environment

Physical Size and Genetics

Human Uses and Population