All species
FishverifiedNear Threatened
Hexanchus griseus
(Bonnaterre, 1788)
Bluntnose Sixgill Shark
Also known as: Sixgill Shark, Six-Gill Shark, Six-Gilled Shark, Atlantic Mud Shark, Bluntnose Six-Gill Shark, Bluntnose Sixgill, Brown Shark
Verified againstWoRMS
About
Habitat
Bathydemersal
Depth
0–2500 m
Max size
6 m
Max weight
590 kg
Diet
Hunting macrofauna (predator)
Taxonomy
Class
Elasmobranchii
Order
Hexanchiformes
Family
Hexanchidae
Where to find it
Image: © Neil McDaniel (CC-BY-NC) · iNaturalist (CC-BY-NC) · source