Frilled shark Chlamydoselachus anguineus — Shark Research Institute

Closer view of the head The frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus), also known as the lizard shark, is one of the two extant species of shark in the family Chlamydoselachidae (the other is the southern African frilled shark, Chlamydoselachus africana). The frilled shark is considered a living fossil, because of its primitive, anguilliform (eel-like) physical traits, such as a dark-brown.. Scientists have captured and confirmed footage of the goblin shark, a rare deep-sea shark species, in the wild for the first time, according to a new study.

The rare goblin shark was captured on video by researchers during an expedition to the Tonga Trench in the Pacific Ocean. Photograph: Mindaroo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre. Goblin Shark vs Frilled Shark: Battle for the Abyss | Giant Deep Sea Monster Documentary Deep beneath the ocean's surface, inside a colossal hadal trench, two prehistoric predators come face to face.