Frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus)

Scientific name: Chlamydoselachus anguineus Garman, 1884

Frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus)

The Frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) is a marine fish of the family Chlamydoselachidae.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chlamydoselachus anguineus
Family
Chlamydoselachidae (Frilled sharks)
Order
Hexanchiformes (Frill and cow sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
200
Depth range
0–1570 m (0–5151 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 0 - 1570 m, usually 120 - 1280 m
Climate
Deep-water
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.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Near Threatened (NT)
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec=2)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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