Choose your destination.   '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 January   x x x x February X x x x x March x x x x x April x x x x x May x x x x x June x x x x   July x x x x   August x x x x   September x x x x   October x x x x   November x x x x   December x x x x   Frilled Shark Scientifically: Chlamydoselachus anguineus. What To Look For: An elongated, eel-like shark with six pairs of gill slits and a single dorsal fin. The body is dark chocolate-brown, although in some specimens the underside is pale brown. The teeth are small and sharp, and it lives on the sea floor, at depths of between 100 and 1500m. Size: Males to 1 m; females to 1.4 m. Distribution: A patchy distribution worldwide, preferring deep waters on the outher edge of the continental shelf. Offshore on the upper slope near the bottom, at 260 m depth; elsewhere, from 120-1280 m; occasionally caugth at the surface or close inshore. Food: Small sharks and bony fish. Breeding: Live-bearer, with 8-12 young (50 cm) born every two years. Danger To Humans: Not known to be dangerous. Bites fibre-optic cables in the mid-Atlantic. Fished elsewhere. Back To Top

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