Crocodile shark

Pseudocarcharias kamoharai

Length Up to 3.6 ft; smallest lamnoid shark
Description Dark brown dorsally, sometimes with dark blotches on sides and ventral surface; pointed snout, long gill slits, very large eyes
Food Eats crustaceans, mollusks, bony fishes
Habitat Pelagic waters from the surface to about 1,900 ft; sometimes found near the bottom closer to shore
Reproduction Aplacental vivipary, embryos feed on eggs and possibly younger embryos in uterus after using up yolk sac; litter size generally 4; size at maturity 2.4 ft for males, 2.9 ft for females