sixgill shark

Hexanchus griseus

After nightfall it rises toward the surface

Gray
Tropical
Circumpolar Antarctic
Circumpolar Arctic
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Polar regions
Elongated
Large
Tropical fish

sixgill shark is a marine fish of Circumglobal with patchy distribution and possibly absent from Arctic. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 600 cm.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Cow and Frilled Sharks
Family: Hexanchidae
Genus: Hexanchus
Maximum length: 600 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Circumglobal with patchy distribution and possibly absent from Arctic and Antarctic. Highly migratory species.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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