Frilled shark: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the frilled shark lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Chlamydoselachus anguineus
Group	Sharks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Oceania
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Hexanchiformes
Family	Chlamydoselachidae

Where does the frilled shark live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the frilled shark in 2 countries and territories across Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Atlantic Ocean.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the frilled shark endangered?

The frilled shark’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the frilled shark?

The frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Hexanchiformes and the family Chlamydoselachidae, genus Chlamydoselachus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the frilled shark

The frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus), also known as the lizard shark, is one of the two extant species of shark in the family Chlamydoselachidae (the other is the southern African frilled shark, Chlamydoselachus africana). The frilled shark is considered a living fossil, because of its primitive, anguilliform (eel-like) physical traits, such as a dark-brown color, amphistyly (the articulation of the jaws to the cranium), 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Frilled shark (revision 1370336899), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q194312 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).