Chlamydoselachus africana, African frilled shark

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Chlamydoselachus africana Ebert & Compagno, 2009

African frilled shark
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Elasmobranchii (haaien en roggen) (sharks and rays) > Hexanchiformes (Frill and cow sharks) > Chlamydoselachidae (Frilled sharks)
Etymology: Chlamydoselachus: chlamydos (Gr.), cloak or mantle, referring to first pair of gill slits that fit like a cloak or frill around throat; selachos (Gr.), a cartilaginous fish (i.e., shark or ray). (See ETYFish);  africana: Named for the Marine and Coastal Management research vessel Africana (Cape Town, South Africa), from which a paratype was collected, for the “excellent” research surveys it has conducted over the past several decades. (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie


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