The
southern African frilled shark (
Chlamydoselachus africana) is a
species of
shark in the
family Chlamydoselachidae,
described in 2009. It is found in the deep waters off southern
Angola to southern
Namibia. This species is difficult to distinguish from the better-known
frilled shark (
C. anguineus), but is smaller at maturity and differs in several proportional measurements including head length and mouth width. It seems to be a specialized
predator of smaller sharks, using its flexible jaws and numerous needle-like, recurved teeth to capture and swallow them whole. Reproduction is presumably
ovoviviparous, as with the other member of its family.