Frilled Shark

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The frilled shark is a shark in the family Chlamydoselachidae. It is considered a living fossil and are deep water sharks.

Characteristics
Frilled sharks are a very different looking shark. They have a serpent like body and get their names from the frills on their gills. They also have many rows of strangely hooked teeth that add up to 300 teeth. The head is large compared to the body and the eyes are built to see in dark water.

Size
They can get from 5-6 feet long at the most.

Prey
Frilled sharks can eat animals about half their size due to their big mouths. They have preyed on fish, small sharks, and mollusks near the sea floor.

Habitat
Frilled sharks live in deeper waters and are common on continental slopes and along the sea floor. Frilled sharks have been seen many times in the bays and trenches near Japan, New Zealand and Hawaii. Chile, Spain and Ireland are some other places they have been found.