Frilled Shark

The face of Frilled Shark.

The frilled shark is one of the least seen amongst sharks because of the depths in which it lives. Living in such deep waters has its drawbacks because temperatures are freezing; therefore, the metabolic cycle of this shark is somewhat lethargic. The frilled shark has been called everything from a "sea serpent" to a real-life "Loch Ness Monster" over the years in places where it lives, such as southeast Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, West Africa, Chile and the Caribbean – Discovery.com. Frilled sharks, Chlamydoselachus anguineus, feed on cephalopods (mainly squid), other sharks, and bony fishes. 

Feeding behavior has not yet been observed by this weak-swimming species, though they are thought to capture active, fast-moving squid by taking advantage of injured squid or those that are exhausted and dying after spawning – Marine Bio.com. Frilled sharks or scientifically to be called Chlamydoselachus anguineus, are deepwater eel-like sharks that reach lengths up to 2 m and are thought to reach sexual maturity when they are 1.35 to 1.5 m long.

References :

• Frilled Sharks, Chlamydoselachus anguineus. (n.d.). MarineBio.org. Retrieved August 18, 2014, from http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=1485

• Frilled Shark (Types of Shark) : Discovery Channel. (n.d.). Discovery Channel. Retrieved August 19, 2014, from http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/shark-week/types-of-shark/frilled-shark.htm