Kitefin shark
Dalatias licha
Length | Up to 5.3 ft |
Description | Black to brownish-gray body, may have darker spots; blunt snout with thick lips |
Food | Eats worms, mollusks, crustaceans, fish (including sharks and rays) |
Habitat | Pelagic waters from about 100 ft to bottom areas at depths of over 5,000 ft |
Reproduction | Aplacental vivipary; litter size 10-16; size at maturity 2.5 ft for males, 3.9 ft for females |