Frilled Shark
Chlamydoselachus anguineus
Frilly gills frame a snake-shaped shark.
The frilled shark winds through deep water with an eel-like body and a shark's toothy head. Its flexible jaws open wide to seize squid and other slippery prey.
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Darkness Shroud Deck
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Creature passport
- Home
- It lives near continental slopes and canyons in scattered parts of the Atlantic and Pacific.
- Favorite foods
- It eats squid, bony fishes, and sometimes smaller sharks.
- Size check
- Up to about 6.6 ft (2 m)—taller than a doorway
Tell-your-friends facts
Four wonderfully wild things
- 1
Six pairs of feathery gill slits create the shark's frilled collar.
- 2
The first gill pair connects across the underside of the throat.
- 3
Rows of three-pronged teeth point backward to trap squid.
- 4
Its single small dorsal fin sits unusually far back near the tail.
Ocean superpower
Built to be amazing
A wide flexible gape may swallow prey about half the shark's length.
Junior scientist tip
What should I look for?
Find the long brown body, terminal mouth, and red-edged frilly gills.
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