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The frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) is one of two living species of shark in the family Chlamydoselachidae, with a wide but patchy distribution in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, usually near the bottom.

Exhibiting several primitive features, the frilled shark has often been termed a living fossil. It reaches a length of 2 meters and has a dark brown, eel-like body with the dorsal, pelvic, and anal fins placed far back. Its common name comes from the frilly or fringed appearance of its six pairs of gill slits, with the first pair meeting across the throat.

Seldom observed, the frilled shark may capture prey by bending its body and lunging forward like a snake. The long, extremely flexible jaws enable it to swallow prey whole, while its many rows of small, needle-like teeth make it difficult for the prey to escape.

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The sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) (aka grey nurse shark, spotted ragged-tooth shark, or blue-nurse sand tiger) is a species of shark that inhabits subtropical and temperate waters worldwide. Despite its name, it is not closely related to the tiger shark, but is a cousin of the great white shark. It can grow to more than ten feet, but is a relatively placid and slow-moving, with no confirmed human fatalities.

It is the most widely kept large shark in public aquariums owing to its tolerance for captivity.

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The Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) is a species of sleeper shark endemic

to the waters of the North Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean.

It has the longest known lifespan of all vertebrate species, thought to live as long as 500 years or more and not reaching sexual maturity until around 150 years.

Greenland sharks are commonly parasitized by the copepod Ommatokoita elongata (shown attached to the eye in the top three photos). This parasite latches on to the shark’s eye and destroys the corneal tissue, rendering the shark partially blind.

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The tasselled wobbegong (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon) is a species of carpet shark. It inhabits shallow coral reefs off northern Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands. Reaching almost six feet in length, this species has a broad and flattened body and head. Its most distinctive trait is a fringe of branching dermal flaps around its head, which extends onto its chin. The fringe, along with its complex color pattern of small blotches and reticulations, enable it to camouflage itself against the reef environment. (x x x x)

It looks so great and menacing in the first few pics but then it’s tiny

The last photo is a pup. Adults can reach almost six feet.