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Frill Shark
Characteristics
Scientific Name:
Chiloscyllium punctatum
Family Name:
Hemiscylliidae
Size:
up to 2 m
Color:
Brown
Diet:
sharks, squid, and bony fish.
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Frill Shark Description
The Frilled Shark is easily recognised by its slender eel-like body, six pairs of gill slits, terminal mouth (starting at the front of the head), three-pronged teeth, single dorsal fin, caudal (tail) fin without a lower lobe, and brown color.
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