Frilled Shark
Chlamydoselachus anguineus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Sharks and rays
The frilled shark, also known as the lizard shark, is one of the two extant species of shark in the family Chlamydoselachidae. The frilled shark is considered a living fossil, because of its primitive, anguilliform (eel-like) physical traits, such as a dark-brown color, amphistyly, and a 2.0 m (6.6 ft)–long body, which has dorsal, pelvic, and anal fins located towards the tail. The common name, frilled shark, derives from the fringed appearance of the six pairs of gill slits at the shark's throat.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Hexanchiformes
- Family
- Chlamydoselachidae
- Genus
- Chlamydoselachus