Frilled shark
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| phylum | Chordata | The frilled shark has a wide but patchy distribution in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. This rare species is found over the outer continental shelf and upper continental slope, generally near the bottom. Exhibiting several "primitive" features, the frilled shark has often been termed a "living fossil". It reaches a length of 2 m (6.6 ft) and has a dark brown, eel-like body with the dorsal, pelvic, and anal fins placed far back.
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| class | Chondrichthyes | |
| order | Hexanchiformes | |
| family | Chlamydoselachidae | |
| genus | Chlamydoselachus | |
| species | C. anguineus |
