'Horrific' frilled shark pulled from the depths of the ocean

By Lucy Cormack
Updated February 26 2015 - 10:08am, first published January 21 2015 - 3:10pm
The frilled shark caught off Lakes Entrance in south-eastern Victoria. Photo: www.setfia.org.au
The frilled shark caught off Lakes Entrance in south-eastern Victoria. Photo: www.setfia.org.au
The frilled shark caught off Lakes Entrance in south-eastern Victoria. Photo: www.setfia.org.au
The frilled shark caught off Lakes Entrance in south-eastern Victoria. Photo: www.setfia.org.au
The frilled shark caught off Lakes Entrance in south-eastern Victoria. Photo: www.setfia.org.au
The frilled shark caught off Lakes Entrance in south-eastern Victoria. Photo: www.setfia.org.au
Dr Mark Meekan swimming with a cow shark, the closest species to the frilled shark. Photo: Peter Verhoog
Dr Mark Meekan swimming with a cow shark, the closest species to the frilled shark. Photo: Peter Verhoog

It has up to 47 rows of teeth, grows to lengths of two metres and is mostly found in ocean depths below 400 metres - or in a Taiwanese fish market.

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