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Scientific Classification
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Chondrichthyes
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Scientific Name
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Chlamydoselachus anguineus
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Size
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Up to 6.6 ft. long
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Weight
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Not documented
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Special Physical Traits
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Frilly gills, long tail, serpent-like body
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Life Span
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25 yrs. (estimate)
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Habitat
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Deep sea (recorded at up to 5,000 ft. deep)
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Diet
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Carnivore
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Social Lifestyle
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Solitary, sometimes aggregate – possibly for mating
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Favorite Food Source
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Squid
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Predators
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Other shark species, occasionally humans
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Location
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Scattered oceans worldwide
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Conservation Status
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Least Concern
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