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Southern frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus africana)
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Southern frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus africana) specimen
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Chlamydoselachidae

Southern frilled shark

Chlamydoselachus africana

Long gill frills hug a southern African neck

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Elongated
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Southern frilled shark is known around Southeastern Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and records give a maximum length of 99 cm.

Maximum length
99 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Southeastern Atlantic: Angola to Namibia (Ref. 81930 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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