Kitefin shark  (Dalatias licha)

Facts

Also known as: Bonnaterre’s deepwater shark, seal shark, darkie charlie, black shark
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassChondrichthyes
OrderSqualiformes
FamilyDalatiidae
GenusDalatias (1)
SizeMale length: 77 - 121 cm (2) (3)
Female length: 117 - 159 cm (2) (3)

Status

Classified as Data Deficient (DD) on the IUCN Red List (1).

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