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(Page 4)63. this is called the frilled shark. it is easily recognized by its slender eel-like body and has 6 gill slits. duh!
Posted at 10:11AM on Aug 1st 2006 by mike
64. It's a shark all right, but I'm not sure which law school it went to.
Posted at 10:15AM on Aug 1st 2006 by Scott Love
65. Actually the correct name is Frilled Shark
Chlamydoselachus anguineus
Chanda
Posted at 10:30AM on Aug 1st 2006 by Chanda
66. Its a "Gulper eel" It was on the PBS series
'Blue Planet' w/David Attenborough.
Posted at 10:31AM on Aug 1st 2006 by peter
67. this is the Chlamydoselachus anguineus like Nivag said. cause i looked it up and the same picture as above came up.
Posted at 11:00AM on Aug 1st 2006 by Jaclynn
68. Nivag is definitely right. If you look at pictures of all 3 you will see how it looks nothing like the moray eel and megamouth shark. I looked up pictures on google using "frill shark" and found some nice pictures of live frill sharks but if you search for "frilled shark" in google, the first page which belongs to the Australian Museum online actually has a picture identical to the one that is posted here along with a few others and some information about the frilled shark.
Posted at 11:23AM on Aug 1st 2006 by Abby
69. Its a Frill Shark/Chlamydoselachus anguineus. It was only discovered in Japanese waters in the 19th century. Superficially the frilled shark resembles a dark brown or gray eel, but the six gill slits identify it as a shark. The tissue of the gill slits protudes somewhat, thus inspiring the common name. Its dorsal fin is small, anal fin large, and the caudal fin (tail fin) is highly asymmetric, the ventral part almost unnoticeable. Its teeth are small, tricuspid, and very sharp. It has been recorded at up to 2 meters in length.
Distribution is worldwide, but they seem to be uncommon across this range. The sharks are usually found at depths of 120 m to 1,300 m. They typically eat other sharks, squid, and bony fish.
Reproduction is not well understood, but like many other sharks they bear live young, with litter sizes of 2–12. It has been suggested that the gestation period is about 3.5 years, which would give the frilled shark the longest gestation of any vertebrate, considerably exceeding the elephant's period of 22 months.
Frilled sharks appear regularly in the catches from bottom trawling, and when caught are used as food or for fishmeal.
Well thats about it...FRILL SHARK..wanna bet.
Posted at 11:42AM on Aug 1st 2006 by sean fernandes
70. This is known as the Grandpa Shark. It lulls its' prey to sleep with boring stories and gums it to death. It also has a special ability to lure its' prey by slowly limping in the water so as to show a need for help. It is especially noticeable by the blue handicap sticker located on the dorsal fin, (not shown in photo).
Posted at 11:42AM on Aug 1st 2006 by XZilla
71. Not a fish at all. Tongue protrudes too much. Turtle, turtle.
Posted at 11:46AM on Aug 1st 2006 by Dave
72. I forgot to mention that the Grandpa Shark is a regular user of Viagra.
Posted at 11:47AM on Aug 1st 2006 by XZilla
73. @ Nivag...What are you? A marine biologist? Good call on the specimen. It is a Frilled Shark or otherwise known as Chlamydoselachus anguineus.
The head shown is from a specimen found in 1998 off the coast of New South Wales, roughly 400 meters deep.
A very interesting find I must say. See the full story here: http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/cangu.htm
Posted at 11:55AM on Aug 1st 2006 by Kyle
74. This is a real shark---its called a Frilled Shark
Posted at 11:58AM on Aug 1st 2006 by Phillip
75. It is a frill shark, you can check out the picture at the following site
http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/cangu.htm
Posted at 8:44PM on Aug 1st 2006 by Morgan
76. It's a puppet!!!
Posted at 4:12AM on Aug 9th 2006 by Steve
77. It is a frill shark. It is not an eel.
Posted at 2:09PM on Aug 9th 2006 by Jack Leven
78. its a frill shark like a few have said look at the first pic on the attached site
http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/cangu.htm
79. its not a shark its a dried out chain pickeral they just cut the teeth down i should know a friend of mine did the same thing once...i think thats the pic.
Posted at 8:40PM on Aug 21st 2006 by Javan
80. Looks a lot like a dried turtle head to me
Posted at 11:50PM on Aug 21st 2006 by Aurora
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61. appears to have nostrils, and eye lids. what would a shark need with either?
Posted at 10:02AM on Aug 1st 2006 by jim